More than that, it would have rendered necessary all the trouble of transporting its flesh to camp--a double journey at least--and with the risk of the hyenas eating up most of it in his absence.

Whereas he could save all this trouble by _driving the eland to camp_; and this was his design.
Without firing a shot, therefore, he galloped on past the blown bull, headed him, turned him round, and then drove him before him in the direction of the cliff.
The bull could make neither resistance nor opposition.

Now and again, he would turn and trot off in a contrary direction; but he was easily headed again, and at length forced forward to the top of the pass..