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the wolf ever daring to meddle with them. The bull 

 I killed (which was the only one seen during my 

 sojourn in that part although we several times came 

 across their trails) was a most savage-looking brute, 

 having an immensely broad chest, deep shoulders, 

 muscular fore-arms, short thick curved horns, and 

 large dewlap. The general colour was black, with 

 dirty white under the belly and inside the thighs and 

 legs, and the height at the shoulder nearly sixteen 

 hands. 



Having now much more flesh than we could con- 

 sume before it became tainted, I thought it advisable 

 to halt where we were and "jerk" some of the meat, 

 which we did, by cutting it in strips and hanging it 

 for several hours over a large wood-fire. We grilled 

 some steaks on the embers almost before they became 

 cold, and to my surprise they were remarkably tender. 

 We salted the tongues as well as we could, keeping 

 them for the ascent and the marrow Hoossain made 

 into pasties that would have excited the admiration of 

 poor old Soyer himself. During the night our fire 

 attracted some deer ; but Ali, who first perceived them 

 and fired a couple of shots, did not manage to bag any, 

 although they did not go away unscathed, as when 

 day broke blood was found upon their trail, which we 

 did not follow up as it led in a contrary direction to 

 our route. 



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