"They are most inquisitive creatures, and are always attracted by anything strange." A fire was soon lighted and, after it got quite dark, they piled up dry wood upon it, recrossed the river, and took their places in the bushes.

An hour passed, and then they heard a deep sound.

In a minute or two the leading ranks of a great herd of deer appeared on the rise, and stood looking wonderingly at the fire.

For some little time they halted; and then, pushed forward by those behind, and urged by their own curiosity, they advanced step by step, with their eyes fixed on the strange sight.

So crowded were they that as they advanced they seemed a compact mass, those outside coming along close to the bushes in which the boys lay.
Silently these raised their bows, bent them to the full strain, and each launched an arrow.