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the noosers seated behind him, she moved slowly along with a 
sly composure and an assumed air of easy indifference ; saunter- 
ing leisurely in the direction of the captives, and halting now and 
then to pluck a bunch of grass or a few leaves as she passed. As 
she approached the herd they put themselves in motion to meet 
her, and the leader, having advanced in front and passed his 
trunk gently over her head, turned and paced slowly back to 
his dejected companions. Siribeddi followed with the same 
listless step, and drew herself up close behind him, thus afford- 
ing the nooser an opportunity to stoop under her and slip the 
noose over the hind foot of the wild one. The latter instantly 
perceived his danger, shook off the rope, and turned to attack 
the man. He would have suffered for his temerity had not 
Siribeddi protected him by raising her trunk and driving the 
assailant into the midst of the herd, when the old man, being 
slightly wounded, was helped out of the corral, and his son, 
Ranghanie, took his place. 
The herd again collected in a circle, with their heads 
towards the centre. The largest male was singled out, and 
two tame ones pushed boldly in, one on either side of him, till 
the three stood nearly abreast. He made no resistance, but 
betrayed his uneasiness by shifting restlessly from foot to foot. 
Ranghanie now crept up, and holding the rope open with both 
hands (its other extremity being made fast to Siribeddi’s collar), 
and watching the instant when the wild elephant lifted its 
hind foot, succeeded in passing the noose over its leg, drew it 
close, and fled to the rear. The two tame elephants instantly 
fell back, Siribeddi stretched the rope to its full length, and 
whilst she dragged out the captive, her companion placed 
himself between her and the herd to prevent any inter- 
ference. 
In order to tie him to a tree he had to be drawn back- 
wards some twenty or thirty yards, making furious resistance, 
bellowing in terror, plunging on all sides, and crushing the 
smaller timber, which bent like reeds beneath his clumsy 
struggles. Siribeddi drew him steadily after her, and wound 
the rope round the proper tree, holding it all the time at its 
full tension, and stepping cautiously across it when, in order to 
give it a second turn, it was necessary to pass between the tree 
and the elephant. With a coil round the stem, however, it 
was beyond her strength to haul the prisoner close up, which 
was, nevertheless, necessary in order to make him perfectly 
fast; but the second tame one, perceiving the difficulty, re- 
turned from the herd, confronted the struggling prisoner, 
