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ament there was nothing attractive in slaughter, 

 but if the well-armed marauder could be caught 

 alive and taken down to the hotel, that would be 

 worth while. Finally, a well-aimed blow stunned 

 the animal and he was hastily thrust under an 

 empty box with a sufficient number of stones piled 

 upon it to prevent it from being overturned by any 

 exertion on the part of the captive. When daylight 

 came, the box was in its place, but the hedge-hog 

 had gnawed his way to liberty. That we did not 

 extract his teeth before imprisoning him was a fatal 

 oversight. 



