LIONS AND TIGERS. 249 



Finally, seeing just the right opportunity, the English- 

 man plunged his poisoned dagger deep into the tiger's 

 heart, and the latter fell without a sound. When re- 

 monstrated with for waiting so long in such a danger- 

 ous embrace, he calmly replied : '' I wanted to be sure 

 that his head was exactly the right size before killing 

 such a superb specimen, and having satisfied myself on 

 this point, I waited a moment to strike home without 

 injuring the part I was after ! " 



