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if he had taken the charge on the pony or got off the pony so that 

 the pony was between him and the Hon, the Hon might not have 

 got at him so quickly and the pony might have got some of it, 

 and Grey would have had a chance of killing the lion when he and 

 the pony were brought to earth. Hill considers that if Grey had 

 turned and galloped off immediately the lions stopped he would 

 probably have got away. 



4. Could we have got across to Grey when first we saw he 

 was in danger. 



Most certainly not. We did all as quick and fast as it was 

 possible to do a thing from the moment we realized Grey was get- 

 ting near 100 yards distant. 



5. Did the lion charge before Hill's shot. 



I cannot say whether the Hon had begun his charge before the 

 shot or whether the shot started the charge. I can say, both lions 

 looked Hke charging, the rear one was going to charge and that 

 I saw no possible escape for Grey unless he had the fortune to 

 stop the lion. I never expected to see him stop the Hon. C. Hill 

 is quite clear that he (Hill) fired twice, once when the lion stopped 

 and prepared to charge and once when he was in full charge. 



6. Could any others of the party have come to the rescue or 

 have stuck to Grey? 



No certainly not, even had they known what he was going to 

 attempt. 



Slatter had a little old weak pony that could not gallop, let 

 alone with Slatter on his back, and he pumped the pony in fol- 

 lowing and did not even get within sight of the scene. 



H. Hill was on foot 2 miles away. 



E. Pease was on a mule about 2 miles away. 



Towards the clearing up of this incident I can give Grey's ac- 

 count in answer to my remarks and questions as well as what he 

 volunteered. Here are some of his sentences: many of them he 

 repeated. 



1. Remember I say it that nobody is to blame for what has 

 happened, that it is entirely my own fault. 



2. It was very foolish of me. 



3. I was not riding directly behind the lions but a little to the 

 right of them. (H. Pease corroborates this) 



