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Toomai of the Elephants

           "Happen!Theworstthatcanhappen.PetersenSahibisamadman.Elsewhyshouldhegohuntingthesewilddevils?Hemayevenrequiretheetobeanelephantcatcher,tosleepanywhereinthesefever-filledjungles,andatlasttobetrampledtodeathintheKeddah.Itiswellthatthisnonsenseendssafely.Nextweekthecatchingisover,andweoftheplainsaresentbacktoourstations.Thenwewillmarchonsmoothroads,andforgetallthishunting.But,son,IamangrythatthoushouldstmeddleinthebusinessthatbelongstothesedirtyAssamesejunglefolk.KalaNagwillobeynonebutme,soImustgowithhimintotheKeddah,butheisonlyafightingelephant,andhedoesnothelptoropethem.SoIsitatmyease,asbefitsamahoutnotamerehunteramahout,Isay,andamanwhogetsapensionattheendofhisservice.IsthefamilyofToomaioftheElephantstobetroddenunderfootinthedirtofaKeddah?Badone!Wickedone!Worthlessson!GoandwashKalaNagandattendtohisears,andseethattherearenothornsinhisfeet.OrelsePetersenSahibwillsurelycatchtheeandmaketheeawildhunterafollowerofelephant’sfoottracks,ajunglebear.Bah!Shame!Go!"

           LittleToomaiwentoffwithoutsayingaword,buthetoldKalaNagallhisgrievanceswhilehewasexamininghisfeet."Nomatter,"saidLittleToomai,turningupthefringeofKalaNag’shugerightear.

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