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invariably dives or sneaks into the densest cover it 

 can find, and will even lie down in the hope of 

 escaping notice. The duyker is not a favourite with 

 most Cape farmers, who, I fancy, despise it for its 

 sneaking characteristics. 



Again resuming our way, we proceeded supper- 

 wards. By the aid of the shot barrel of the weapon 

 which Igneese had carried, I knocked over a brace 

 of fine rock pigeons in the flower-spangled kloof we 

 had passed through early in the morning, and, just 

 before we reached Naroekas, a spring haas, or 

 jumping hare — one of the jerboa family— which was 

 hopping along in our front in the dusk of evening. 

 Our bag was not a great one, but the grand and 

 diversified mountain scenery, the pure air and long 

 rambling walk, and the sight of the rhebok and 

 other game, had amply repaid me for such fatigue as 

 had been undergone. 



