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down to feast my eyes on the interesting sight before 

 me. It was bright moonlight, as clear as I need wish, 

 and within one night of being full moon. There were 

 six large lions, about twelve or fifteen hyenas, and from 

 twenty to thirty jackals feasting on and around the 

 carcases of the three rhinoceroses. The lions feasted 

 peacefully, but the hyenas and jackals fought over every 

 mouthful, and chased one another round and round the 

 carcases, growling, laughing, screeching, chattering and 

 howling without any intermission. The hyenas did not 

 seem afraid of the lions, although they always gave 

 way before them ; for I observed that they followed 

 them in the most disrespectful manner, and stood 

 laughing, one or two on either side, when any lions 

 came after their comrades to examine pieces of skin 

 or bones which they were dragging away. I had lain 

 watching this banquet for about three hours, in the 

 strong hope that, when the lions had feasted, they 

 would come and drink. Two black and two white 

 rhinoceroses had made their appearance, but scared by 

 the smell of the blood, they had made off. 



At length the lions seemed satisfied. They all 

 walked about with their heads up, and seemed to be 

 thinking about the water ; and, in two minutes one 

 of them turned his face towards me, and came on ; 

 he was immediately followed by a second lion, and in 

 half a minute by the remaining four. It was a decided 

 and general move ; they were all coming to drink right 

 bang in my face, within fifteen yards of me. 



I charged the unfortunate, pale and panting Kleinboy 

 to convert himself into a stone ; and knowing from old 



