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or so from where we had last seen him. I also 

 now felt pretty sure that he must have gone back. 

 The following morning was Sunday, February 10, and 

 I resolved to devote the morning to the further 

 search for the goat, and then go on and take the 

 eagle's nest. As I was not satisfied with the beaters 

 I had had the previous day, I dismissed them, 

 but took Manoli with us, leaving Pabli alone in camp. 

 On reaching the spot once more where we had last 

 seen the goat, we again fanned out, and searching 

 carefully along the mountain-side, in the opposite 

 direction to that we had taken the day before, had 

 not proceeded half a mile when I heard a wild 

 halloo below me; and the next instant the Doctor, 

 who was not far from me, called out, " Monsieur J. 

 1'a vu; le grand; il est mort." How I tore down 

 that hillside ! and how joyful were the emotions I 

 experienced when I found Mr. J., Manoli, and Moussa 

 standing over the dead body of the great one-horned 

 ram, I leave my readers to imagine. It was not long 

 before I had the tape over his one magnificently 

 curved horn. It proved to measure forty-four inches 

 over the curve, and nine and one-half inches in cir- 

 cumference at the base; and the long black beard 

 taped eleven inches. Cut off with plenty of neck 

 and shoulder skin, to allow the head to be turned 

 round sideways against the wall, showing the full 

 sweep of the one great horn, I saw at once that it 

 would make a magnificent trophy, and promptly set 



