By this means not only one, but a whole pit-full might be captured at once! All this appeared so feasible that not another suggestion was offered-- the plan of the _pit-fall_ was at once, and unanimously adopted.
It remained only to dig the pit, cover it properly, and then wait the result.
During all the time their capture was being planned, the herd of quaggas had remained in sight, disporting themselves upon the open plain.

It was a tantalising sight to Hendrik, who would have liked much to have shown his marksman skill by "creasing" one.

But the young hunter saw that it would be imprudent to fire at them there, as it would prevent them from returning to the vley; so he restrained himself, and along with the others remained watching the quaggas--all regarding them with a degree of interest which they had never before felt in looking at a drove of these animals.
The quaggas saw nothing of them, although quite near to the great nwana-tree.

They--the hunters--were up among the branches, where the animals did not think of looking, and there was nothing around the bottom of the tree to cause them alarm.

The wagon-wheels had long ago been disposed of in the bush, partly to shelter them from the sun, and partly because game animals frequently came within shot of the tree, and were thus obtained without any trouble.