144 THE STILL-HUNTER. 



rangers that where it will be worth while to follow 

 their tracks at all too much time would probably be 

 lost by circling. Their eyes are moreover so keen when 

 they are much hunted, and they keep such a constant 

 watch upon every quarter of the horizon, especially 

 when there are many together, that it may be doubted 

 whether anything can be gained by the mere direc- 

 tion of approach. 



