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made me start. He was a splendid beast in fine condition, 

 having, I afterwards ascertained, killed many a bullock out 

 of the herds that at certain seasons of the year are turned 

 into the forests to graze. His skin when stretched measured 

 nine feet eleven inches ; not a particle of his flesh was thrown 

 away, every portion of it was collected, and my men made a 

 good business by selling it at 4d. per pound to the natives, 

 who use it as medicine and who also believe that eating a 

 portion of tiger's flesh will give them the courage of a tiger. 



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My friend Drury, when with me at Peer-mund, had 

 rather an exciting meeting with a tiger ; he was out one 

 evening after a sambur and was cautiously creeping up to 

 one, when a movement on Jus left attracted his attention, and 

 suddenly just close in front of him up poked a tiger's head out 

 of the grass, and there they were face to face. No doubt the 



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