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The way was across an undulating plain, with many deep nullahs covered with trees, and so dark that we could not see our horses’ ears.

It was a pleasant green nullah covered with rhododendrons and juniper, but presented nothing that one may expect of an important valley.

Villiers, boylike, tried to ride his pony up the steep bank of a nullah.

They were all armed with spear, and nullah, and boomerang.

Had we known this at the time we could have divided our forces, gone along both banks and probably got the bears as they scrambled up out of the nullah.