Vlll CONTENTS. 



CHAPTER III. 



THE LION MONOGAMOUS HIS GALLANTRY TO HIS MATE LOVE AND 

 GALLANTRY AMONG LIONS THE LIONESS A JILT COMBATS OF 

 RIVAL SUITORS THE PAIRING SEASON PERIOD OF GESTATION 

 THE CUBS THEIR SIZE, APPEARANCE, AND COLOUR DISPARITY 

 IN THE NUMBER OF THE SEXES THE YOUNG LION'S APPRENTICE- 

 SHIP DEPRIVING THE LIONESS OF HER CUBS . . 10 



CHAPTER IV. 



DARING OF THE LION SENTINEL CARRIED OFF BY A LION 

 TERRIBLE TRAGEDY TWO FORMIDABLE " MAN-EATERS " 

 BUSHMAN KILLED BY A LION UNSUCCESSFUL PURSUIT OF A 

 " MAN-KILLER" BENEFIT CONFERRED ON THE CHILDREN OF 

 THE DESERT BY THE DEATH OF THE LION APPALLING CATAS- 

 TROPHE IRRUPTION OF A LION INTO A KRAAL DARING SHOT 

 OF A LION-HUNTER AUDACITY OF THE LION. . . 61 



CHAPTER V. 



INFLUENCE OF THE HUMAN EYE UPON THE LION DIEDRICH 

 MiiLLER GERT SCIIEPER's ENCOUNTER WITH A LION MOF- 

 FATT POWER OF THE HUMAN VOICE OVER THE MONARCH OF 

 BEASTS THE ALGERIAN ARABS GORDON CUMMING IN DANGER 

 THE LION AFRAID OF RUSES CUNNING OF THE LION ILLUS- 

 TRATIONS FROM GREEN, CUMMING, MOFFATT . . 75 



CHAPTER VI. 



DAY AND NIGHT HAUNTS OK THE LION THE LION AND LAMB 

 LYING DOWN TOGETHER LIONS HUNTING IN COMPANY AD- 

 VENTURE IN PURSUIT OF GNOOS THE LION'S PREY BRINGING 

 DOWN THE GIRAFFE A PRECONCERTED PLOT DOMESTICATION 

 OF THE LION AN UNPROFITABLE CUSTOMER FOR THE BUTCHERS 

 CAPACITY FOR INSTRUCTION RESPECT FOR HIS KEEPER 

 TEMPER IN CONFINEMENT SCANDINAVIAN LYNX. 13 



