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the lodge and the second stalker's house, and 
after a successful stalk, he fired but wounded the 
stag, just grazing him in the lower part of the 
body. The stag did not give the rifle another 
chance, but turned his head fair south, towards the 
top of the C . We watched him crossing the 
top, then we made for where we saw him crossing, 
and we saw him about 300 yards away as he was 
going down the opposite side, and he was still 
going south, then getting out of view, into a hollow. 
The stalker did not lose his chance, but made a 
sprint to get up to him, which he managed to do, 
but the wily fellow was always keeping his back 
to his enemy, and making fast for some private 
corner, where he hoped he would be safe. The 
trigger was not pulled for him. Being in plain 
ground there, and the Royal stag fast on the move, 
we could do nothing but wait and watch where 
he would cross the next ridge, which was fully 
a mile away. Once the stalker saw him cross, 
we made at once for the spot he went out of our 
view, getting there as soon as our legs could 
carry us, and after spying that part of the ground 
very carefully, we failed to pick him up. That 
was in the centre of the Glashan, a piece of 
ground about Ij miles square, very level, with 
