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natives in question and tell them that they must 
wait till dawn, when I should come and try 
conclusions with the marauder. In a few choice 
but comprehensive phrases, I summarized my 
feelings on elephants and natives generally, and, 
BUFFALO AND THE WOUNDED MALINGUM. 
somewhat relieved, pulled my blankets about me, 
and slipped once more into dreamland. 
Half an hour after day-break found us in the 
shambas, where the elephant had wrought consider¬ 
able havoc, and, picking up his spoor, we plunged 
into a dense thicket of long grass, which towered 
twelve to fifteen feet in height. My tracker, 
Malingum, carrying my 1075 rifle, was in front of 
me, intent on the spoor, my other tracker followed 
