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WILD BEASTS AND THEIR WA YS 
CHAP. 
Lodge, while I should walk on until I should be 
out of the deer’s sight; I could then discover a 
favourable position for ascending the hill, and 
coming down from above upon the stag. This 
was an excellent arrangement. The party turned 
back, while I continued on my way, accompanied 
by two of the hill-men and the dogs. 
It did not take us very long to climb the hill, 
and we found ourselves upon the well - known 
desolate extent of heather, sloping always upwards, 
although we had reached what from below appeared 
to be the summit. There were a few hinds within 
view, and some young harts, but they were not in a 
position to disturb the stag, who was far away out 
of sight, being on our left, well below, upon the 
hill-face. 
There was neither caution nor science required, 
therefore we made a quick advance, marching 
parallel with the glen, about a quarter of a mile 
on the right of the incline above the Tilt. 
When arriving at the position which I had 
roughly calculated as above the spot where we had 
seen the stag, we turned to our left, and came 
downwards, until we were in sight of Glen Tilt, 
and we could see the carriages with our entire 
party waiting in the road about a mile upon our 
right. The deer was not in sight. This was 
exceedingly awkward, as it looked as though he 
had suspected danger, and had departed. 
My men did not think so ; they thought that he 
had again lain down when the carriages turned 
