We found, however, nothing but a few bones and a quantity of blood.

The tiger had made off at the approach of daylight into the jungle, which was about two miles distant.
We traced him easily enough, and found that he had entered a large ravine, from which several smaller ones branched off.
"It was an awkward place, as it was next to impossible to surround it with the number of people at our command.

We posted them at last all along the upper ground, and told them to make up in noise what they wanted in numbers.

At last all was ready, and we gave the signal.
However, I am not telling you a hunting story, and need only say that we could neither find nor disturb him.

In vain we pushed Begaum through the thickest of the jungle which clothed the sides and bottom of the ravine, while the men shouted, beat their tom-toms, and showered imprecations against the tiger himself and his ancestors up to the remotest generations.
"The day was tremendously hot, and, after three hours' march, we gave it up for a time, and lay down in the shade, while the shikarees made a long examination of the ground all round the hillside, to be sure that he had not left the ravine.