2i 6 A Sportswoman in India 



acceptable. But S. paid the coolies first, which was 

 always a trying business. 



Once more the noisy circle was arranged. We stood 

 over them with sticks ; each man produced his ticket, 

 and as this had been a long day, received four annas in 

 return ; we seldom gave them more than two, but their 

 pay was doubled for every bear. At last the hundred 

 and fifty were got rid of, the camp was once more a 

 scene of quiet and order, and we sat down to eat in 

 peace. 



I must reserve for the next chapter a beat which was 

 full too full of incident. 



