It was so easy that I would have made a bet that I could have finished him with one hand tied behind me.
I lifted the heavy rifle.

I got the sights dead on to a certain spot at the back of that red cave.

I pressed the trigger; the charge boomed--and nothing happened! I heard no bullet strike and Jana did not even take the trouble to close his mouth.
An exclamation of "O-oh!" went up from the watchers.

Before it had died away the second bullet followed the first, with the same result or rather lack of result, and another louder "O-oh!" arose.

Then Jana tranquilly shut his mouth, having finished trumpeting, and as though to give me a still better target, turned broadside on and stood quite still.
With an inward curse I snatched the second rifle and aiming behind the ear at a spot which long experience told me covered the heart let drive again, first one barrel and then the other.
Jana never stirred.