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with his finger; and twenty dmes repeat, in an 
eager and impatient tone, there it is, I faw 
nothing of it; for I caft my eyes to a much 
greater diftance, and never imagined that what 
I beheld below me could be any thing elfe than 
a rock, fince the raafs I faw was entirely mo- 
tionlefs. At length, however, a flight movement 
attracted my attention; and the head and tufks 
of the animal, which eclipfed its enormous 
body, turned towards me. Without lofing this 
opportunity, or wafling my time in fine con- 
templations, I refted my large fufee on its 
pivot, and taking aim at the niiddle of its fore- 
head, difcharged my piece, upon which it 
inftantly dropped down dead ; whilft about 
thirty more, ftartled by the report, fled on all 
fides. Nothing could be more amufing than 
to fee the motion of their large ears, which 
flapped about in proportion to the fwiftnefs 
with which they ran : but this was only a 
prelude toa much more animated fcene. 
I was furveying them with great pleafare, 
when I fired at one of them as it paflTed clofc 
to us. By the excrements tinged with blood 
which it dropped, I judged that it was danger- 
oufly vv^ounded, and we began to purfue it. 
Sometimes it fell, then got up, then fell 
again J 
