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guns and ammunition might fall into their hands. We were fired on once, in 

 the night, but aside from a lot of shouting and that one shot, nothing happened. 

 We could never learn who fired the shot but the way things turned out I am 

 convinced that we were mistaken for bandits and the shot was fired to scare 



Fig. 33. — Water deer, Yochow district, Cliina. (Photograph by Hoy.) 



us off. Owing to the accidents, I have not been able to secure any specimens 

 since the writing of my last letter. My outfit has not yet arrived owing to the 

 heavy rains but as soon as it gets here I plan to send my men out collecting 

 so I will be able to get specimens notwithstanding the fact that I am confined 

 to the house. 



