eight o'clock
The white hunter was free to come and go , and the sleepy soldiers saw the water skin which Ramabai threw carelessly over his head . They sat down against the wall again and replenished the dung fire . Bruce and Ramabai wisely made a wide detour to the peepul tree , which they climbed , disturbing the apes and the parrakeets . Somewhere near eight o'clock they heard the creaking of wheels and a murmur of voices . Shortly into their range of vision drew a pair of bullocks , pulling a tiger trap toward the clearing . This cage was of stout wood with iron bars . The rear of the cage was solid ; the front had a falling door .