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©utftripped me, that on turning a little hill he 
was out of fight, and I gave up the purfuir. 
My dogvS, however, foon came up with him ; 
fo that he was obliged to ftop to defend him- 
felf. From the place where I was I heard them 
bark with all their ftrength; the found ap-- 
peared to me to continue at the fame fpot ; 
whence I concluded, that they had the animal 
at bay, and I fpurred my horfe inftantly to- 
wards them. 
I had fcarce turned the hillock, when I per^ 
ceived him furrounded by the dogs, and en- 
deavouring by forcible kicks to drive them 
off. I had only the trouble to alight, and 
brought him to the ground with a fingle fliot. 
Delighted with my vidory, I returned to 
call my people, that the animal might be fkin- 
ned and cut to pieces. While I was looking 
for them, I faw Klaas Bafter, who with eager- 
nefs made figns to me, which at firft I did not 
underftand. Looking, however, towards the 
fpot to which he pointed, I perceived with 
furprife a giraffe ftanding under a large ebony 
tree, and affailed by my dogs. Suppofing it 
to be another, I ran towards It ; but it was the 
one I had juft before lliot, which had in reality 
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