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carbine, which had not yet shot an animal, and 

 thought of giving it a turn. Having loaded, I 

 crawled to the top of a hillock, and found the 

 herd still lying down and half asleep. The 

 moment I showed myself on the sky-line they 

 were on their legs. I selected one, and gave him 

 a shot which plugged into him, but did not bring 

 him down, and he went on with the rest in single 

 file. I got in another cartridge and fired again. 

 This time they went round a swell, which covered 

 them, and going after, I gave them two more 

 shots, and thought I heard every bullet tell, but, 

 as yet, none had fallen, so, sitting down, I watched 

 them going along the bottom and up the opposite 

 slope. Here one began to go short, turned along 

 the side, and lay down behind a rock. Expecting 

 that Bower on the heights above would meet the 

 herd, and if the wounded ones lagged, turn them 

 back to me, I hurried along, and on crossing the 

 line of the herd found two distinct blood-tracks. 

 Being anxious to follow, I went to the wounded 

 one, and as he staggered up gave him another 

 shot, and set off up the hill, along a rough track, 

 which wound in and out the inequalities of the 

 moraine, so that it was impossible to see far 

 ahead. Just then there were two rapid shots 



