AN AVALANCHE. IOI 



having made such a beautiful stalk, and taken 

 everything so quietly, only to succeed in hitting 

 my game on the horn ! Why had I not waited 

 a moment longer ? He was standing broadside 

 on, but with his head turned towards me, and so 

 covered his shoulder with his horn. 



I watched them for a long time. Having 

 ascended the hill on the opposite side, about 

 half a mile from where I sat, they proceeded to 

 cross a corrie, when all of a sudden they turned 

 as if by word of command, and came scampering 

 back ! At the same moment I heard a rumbling, 

 and saw the snow which had accumulated in the 

 corrie begin to pour over the edge of the 

 precipice, which fell away suddenly, just below 

 where they were crossing. After running back 

 some distance, they stopped as suddenly as they 

 had started. My shikari made signs that we 

 should follow them, as they were evidently 

 frightened at the avalanche they had set in 

 motion. 



It did not take us long to run down ; but when 

 we began to ascend the opposite side, it was quite 

 another thing. The slope lay at an angle of 45, 

 and the snow more than knee-deep in places. 



We toiled and sobbed up the hill for half an 



