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however, struck so precisely correct on shoulder that even 
through the telescope-sight I witnessed its single con¬ 
vulsive bound in air, and then the dead gazelle lying, belly 
uppermost, on the rocks. In my experience of sighting 
through a telescope, that is a somewhat unusual incident. 
Very nearly on this occasion did I bring off the right- 
and-left ; for, the survivors pausing a further hundred 
yards ahead, a second bullet overshot by but the merest 
hair’s-breadth. 
Despite the two shots, the troop of ariel still stood 
Arab Snare for catching Gazelles. 
unalarmed, broad on our left, and beyond an intervening 
ravine. As we advanced towards the dead gazelle-—thus 
opening out the ravine on left—-we at once descried what 
peared to be an ariel lying dead in its depths. While 
examining this with binoculars, the animal began to 
struggle, and we then realised that it was caught in a 
snare which effectually tied up both its hind legs in a 
bunch. As often as it regained its feet, the poor beast 
promptly fell full broadside on the ground and, soon 
becoming exhausted by its struggles, lay prostrate. It 
proved to be a doe, and so badly injured that we were 
obliged to kill it. 
It had now become obvious that it was to this 
ensnared ariebdoe we owed our success with “Isabella.” 
