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rather trying to our nerves to attempt to read 
or write there, as we never knew when a lion might 
spring over the doma, and be on us before we were 
aware. We therefore kept our rifles within easy 
reach, and cast many an anxious glance out into the 
inky darkness, beyond the circle of the firelight. 
(Fe) 
“©THE CAMPS OF THE WORKMEN HAD ALSO BEEN SURROUNDED BY THORN 
FENCES.” 
On one or two occasions, we found in the morning 
that the lions had come quite close to the fence ; 
but fortunately they never succeeded in getting 
through. 
By this time, too, the camps of the workmen had 
also been surrounded by thorn fences ; nevertheless 
the lions managed to jump over or to break through 
