At present, now, as far as I am concerned, I should feel much less nervous if I knew I was going to enter the jungle on foot with only this spear, than I do at the thought that you are going to fire that rifle a few paces from me." "You will scarcely notice it in the excitement," the Doctor said.

"In cold blood I admit you might feel it, but I don't think you will when you see the tiger spring out from the jungle at us.

But here we are.
That is the nullah in which they say the tiger retires at night.

I expect the beaters are lying all round in readiness, and as soon as we have taken up our station at its mouth they will begin." A shikari came up as they approached the spot.
"The tiger went out last night, sahib, and finished the cow; he came back before daylight, and the beaters are all in readiness to begin." The elephants were soon in position at the mouth of the ravine, which was some thirty yards across.

At about the same distance in front of them the jungle of high, coarse grass and thick bush began.
"If you were going to shoot, Bathurst, we would take post one each side, but as you are not going to I will place myself nearly in the center, and if you are between me and the rocks the tiger is pretty certain to go on the other side, as it will seem the most open to him.