Ah!" The exclamation, long drawn but low, was followed by the leap of his rifle to the shoulder, and the pressing of his finger on the trigger.
A stream of fire sprang from the muzzle of the long barrel to be followed by a yell in one of the thickets clustering on the slope.

A savage rose to his feet, threw up his arms and fell headlong, his body crashing far below on the rocks.

Robert shut his eyes and shivered.
"He was dead before he touched earth, lad," said the hunter.

"Now the others are ready to scramble back.

Look how the bushes are shaking again!" Robert had shut his eyes only for a moment, and now he saw the scrub shaking more violently than ever.