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half-an-hour, enjoyed magnificent views of the whole 
troop, and had made out at least two first-rate bulls, 
one in particular riveting my attention by the splendid 
ivory he carried, and which he was wont to display to 
perfection by jaunty tosses of his head. 
The point they had selected for their passage 
possessed the advantage—we noticed this afterwards— 
of a half-dry islet midway across. 
The huge animals took the treacherous bog in 
