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Hunt—Advance—The Lair—Gevaarlyk—Be ready—Elying Shots 
—Death—A Cheer—Poor Beast—Superstition—Lion-hearted— 
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CHAPTER XXIII. 
THE ELEPHANT HUNT, OR ROYAL SPORT IN SOUTH AFRICA—1867. 
H.M.S. Galatea—The Duke of Edinburgh’s Arrival at the Cape—A Run 
to Cape Town—The Post Cart—Van Starden’s River—An Escape 
—Gamtoos River—An Upset—A Sore Head—Humans Dorp—A 
Crooked River—Long Kloof—Cradock’s Pass—Fourteen Miles an 
Hour—George—A Perch—Mussel Bay—Biltong—Gauritz River— 
Riversdale—Swellendam—Caledon—An Adventure—Cape Town— 
Civil Service Club—A Bath—A Ball—His Royal Highness—Hospi¬ 
tality of Cape Town—Further Instructions—A Dilemma—Hunting 
Party—Transhipped at Sea—Kynsna River (Port Rex)—A Colonial 
Welcome—The Cavalcade—Magnificent Forest—Elephant Indica¬ 
tions—The Camp—Royal Energy—Native Hunters—Mr. Rex— 
Spyihg out the Elephants—Early Start—Good News—Seventeen 
Elephants—Picked Men—Glorious Sight—Rank Vegetation—Con¬ 
sultation— £ A Bird in the Hand ’ &c.—A Proposition—Responsi¬ 
bility—The Dogs—Effect—Elephants form Square—Our Position— 
Right and left Shots—Wounded—The Dogs again—Royal Pluck— 
‘Best leg foremost’—Danger—Elephant Charge—An Irishman— 
Grand Sight—Charging Dogs—A loud Trumpet—Detached Ele¬ 
phants—Pursuit—The Prince’s first Shot—A Shell—A fearful Blast 
—Second Hit—A Volley—Wounded Elephants—Dogs beat—Dusk 
—Climb to Horses—Return to Camp—Dinner—Gale and Rain— 
Next Day—Currie and Hunters—Wounded Elephant—Pools of 
Blood—Staggering Condition—A long Day—Punctuality—Result of 
Gale—All rejoice—Breakfast, scrambled Eggs—‘Through the 
Wood’—Rover Elephant—Selected Party—Stalk the Elephant— 
Danger—Consultation—Taking up a Position—A Governor’s Taunt 
—A Prince’s Reply—The Circuitof the Forest—New Position—The 
After-rider—Breaking Cover—Skeet, skeet, Alamagtig baas, Skeet— 
A Pale Tottie—Diverted Rage—The last Trump—Anxious Moments 
— Calm and Cool—Twenty Yards—Right and Left—Swerve— 
Currie the Brave—A dead Monster—Hurrah—A Nip—The Second 
Elephant—100 Shots to kill—Photographs—Dimensions of a Royal 
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