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forest. The distance was not more than lOO yards, 

 and I could see part of one horn and a bit of the 

 animal's face, but the body was hidden by 

 the trunks of the trees. Much to the disgust, 

 therefore, of the local shikari, I would not fire. 



The buffalo moved off, but he was not much 

 alarmed, and soon slackened his pace ; and, as 

 the track was leading in the direction of the 

 clearing in which we had first seen him, we decided 

 to visit the clearing at dawn and returned to 

 camp. 



In the morning at dawn we visited the clearing 

 and there he was, quite near to the place in which 

 we had first seen him. By Kana's advice, I 

 made for the stone to which I have referred, and 

 while I was approaching it the buffalo saw me. 

 Thinking I was alone, as the two Gonds kept 

 themselves better concealed, he trotted forward 

 in my direction, apparently with the intention 

 of turning me out of the clearing, and stood 

 facing me at a distance of about 150 yards, snort- 

 ing and looking very magnificent. ** Huzur ko 

 dekhne ko ay a " (He has come to have a look at 

 you), whispered Deo Singh with a grin. I seated 

 myself on the stone, and, as I had the '350 in my 

 hand and the '450 at my side, I felt pretty 

 confident. Taking steady aim with the telescopic 

 sight, I fired straight at his chest. He turned 

 at the shot and galloped off ; but his movements 

 were very flurried, and, after going for a short 

 distance, he fell stone dead. 



We found him lying at the edge of the forest, 

 and, at Kana's desire, I put another bullet into 

 him from the '450 ; but he did not move. When 



