56 ADVENTURES OF AN ELEPHANT HUNTER ch. iv 
in all my hunting career; almost all the hairs 
of his tail were perfectly white. Occasionally, 
elephants’ tails have a few white hairs, but even 
these cases are extremely rare. I have still in 
my possession Kom-Kom’s singular extremity, 
and shall always keep it as a memento of a 
thoroughly enjoyable day’s sport. 
