The guns were accordingly loaded, and we started.
We had ridden through the Park for about three miles, and had just turned round the corner of a patch of jungle, when we came suddenly upon a large rogue elephant, who was standing in the open, facing us at about seventy yards.

The moment that he saw the horses he turned sharp round, and retreated to a long belt of fine open forest which was close behind him.

There was no resisting the invitation upon such favourable ground, and immediately dismounting, we followed him.

I now found that my leg was nearly useless, and I could only move at a snail's pace, and even then with great pain.

Upon reaching the forest, we found that the rogue had decamped, not wishing to meet us in such advantageous ground.