38 THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO CHAP. 
nately, however, he had just time to escape up a 
tree, where he remained, more dead than alive, 
until he was rescued by the Traffic Manager, who 
caught sight of him from a passing train. They 
next appeared close to Tsavo Station, and a couple 
of hours later some workmen saw one of the lions 
stalking Dr. Brock as he was returning about dusk 
from the hospital. 
In accordance with our plan, the doctor and I set 
out after dinner for the goods-wagon, which was 
about a mile away from our hut. In the light of 
subsequent events, we did a very foolish thing in 
taking up our position so late; nevertheless, we 
reached our destination in safety, and settled down 
to our watch about ten o’clock. We had the lower 
half of the door of the wagon closed, while the 
upper half was left wide open for observation: and 
we faced, of course, in the direction of the abandoned 
édoma, which, however, we were unable to see in the 
inky darkness. For an hour or two everything was 
quiet, and the deadly silence was becoming very 
monotonous and oppressive, when suddenly, to our 
right, a dry twig snapped, and we knew that’ an. 
animal of some sort was about. Soon afterwards 
we heard a dull thud, as if some heavy body had 
jumped over the doma. The cattle, too, became 
very uneasy, and we could hear them moving about 
restlessly. Then again came dead silence. 
