diff --git a/include/boost/python/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp b/include/boost/python/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
index 76cb7532..f054c6f8 100644
--- a/include/boost/python/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
+++ b/include/boost/python/indexing/vector_indexing_suite.hpp
@@ -64,7 +64,7 @@ namespace boost { namespace python {
         static object 
         get_slice(Container& container, index_type from, index_type to)
         { 
-            return object(Container(container.begin(), container.end()));
+            return object(Container(container.begin()+from, container.begin()+to));
         }
 
         static void 
diff --git a/test/vector_indexing_suite.py b/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
index 39d0dd06..e177aeea 100644
--- a/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
+++ b/test/vector_indexing_suite.py
@@ -111,8 +111,8 @@ foo
 #####################################################################
 
 >>> sl = v[0:2]
->>> print_xvec(v)
-[ yaba c d foo ]
+>>> print_xvec(sl)
+[ yaba c ]
 >>> sl[0].reset()
 >>> sl[0]
 reset