212 ANIMAL SKETCHES. CHAP. xiv. 



I had just killed. The effect was magical. The puffed- 

 out body collapsed, the brightly tinted skin became as 

 dull as ditch-water, the muscles seemed to lose their 

 power. The chameleon dropped to the ground and slunk 

 off in abject terror. Never was seen a dwarf-lion more 

 utterly cowed, crestfallen, and dejected. 



