1x DEATH OF THE SECOND MAN-EATER 99 
about an hour I slept peacefully with my back to the 
tree, and then woke suddenly with an uncanny feel- 
ing that something was wrong. Mahina, however, 
was on the alert, and had seen nothing ; and al- 
though I looked carefully round us on all sides, | too 
could discover nothing unusual. Only half satisfied, 
I was about to lie back again, when I fancied I saw 
“ THE FOLLOWING EVENING I TOOK UP MY POSITION IN THIS SAME TREE.” 
something move a little way off among the low 
bushes. On gazing intently at the spot for a few 
seconds, I found I was not mistaken. It was the 
man-eater, cautiously stalking us. 
The ground was fairly open round our tree, with 
only a small bush every here and there ; and from 
our position it was a most fascinating sight to watch 
this great brute stealing stealthily round us, taking 
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