In this position the muzzle was close to the edge of the entrance, and pointing directly to the sapling on the opposite side.

It was at such a height as to have ranged with the heart of a hyena standing in the opening.
The next move was to adjust the string.

Already a piece of stick, several inches in length, had been fixed to the small of the stock, and, of course, _behind_ the trigger.

This was fastened transversely, but not so as to preclude all motion.

A certain looseness in its adjustment gave it the freedom required to be worked as a lever--for that was its design.
To each end of this little stick was fastened a string.