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them were badly wounded by his spring, while 
a third poor wretch was seized and dragged off 
bodily through the thorn fence. The two wounded 
coolies were left where they lay, a piece of torn tent 
having fallen over them; and in this position the 
doctor and I found them on our arrival soon after 
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““THE TWO WOUNDED COOLIES WERE LEFT WHERE THEY LAY, A PIECE 
OF TORN TENT HAVING FALLEN OVER THEM.” 
dawn next morning. We at once decided to move 
the hospital closer to the main camp; a fresh site 
was prepared, a stout hedge built round the 
enclosure, and all the patients were moved in before 
nightfall. 
As I had heard that lions generally visit recently 
deserted camps, I decided to sit up all night in the 
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