The people told me that that very morning they had seen the noble beasts I was after, grazing outside the wood.

So, gathering the villagers, boys carrying horns, men (much against my will) carrying guns, accompanied by every available dog, from the grand shepherd's dog to the yapping cur of the village, off we started.
The ravine was thickly wooded, and extended far up the mountain, where it ended in a bare spot without trees.

To this place I went alone, leaving the crowd behind me with directions not to move till I was in my place, which instruction they most strictly followed.

After half an hour's walk I arrived at the place I have named.

I had hardly time to regain my breath when I heard a row below me as if Bedlam had been let loose.