66 THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO CHAP. 
was discovered forcing its way through the doma. 
The alarm was at once given, and sticks, stones and 
firebrands were hurled in the direction of the 
intruder. All was of no avail, however, for the 
lion burst into the midst of the terrified group, 
seized an unfortunate wretch amid the cries and 
shrieks of his companions, and dragged him off 
through the thick thorn fence. He was joined 
outside by the second lion, and so daring had the 
two brutes become that they did not trouble to carry 
their victim any further away, but devoured him 
within thirty yards of the tent where he had been 
seized. Although several shots were fired in their 
direction by the zemadar of the gang to which the 
coolie belonged, they took no notice of these and 
did not attempt to move until their horrible meal 
was finished. The few scattered fragments that 
remained of the body I would not allow to be 
buried at once, hoping that the lions would return 
to the spot the following night; and on the chance 
of this I took up my station at nightfall in a con- 
venient tree. Nothing occurred to break the 
monotony of my watch, however, except that I had 
a visit from a hyena, and the next morning I 
learned that the lions had attacked another camp 
about two miles from Tsavo—for by this time the 
camps were again scattered, as I had works in 
progress all up and down the line. There the 
