switched off they were no longer looking at us ; 

 there was a rustle and a sound of padded feet, and 

 dim grey-looking forms gathered at the edge of the 

 clearing nearest where Jock and the wounded dog 

 fought. I shouted to Jock to come back, and several 

 of us ran out to help, just as another of the pack made 

 a dash in. It seemed certain that Jock, gripping 

 and worrying his enemy's throat, had neither time 

 nor thought for anything else ; yet as the fresh dog 

 came at him he let go his grip of the other, and jumped 

 to meet the new-comer; in mid-spring Jock caught 

 the other by the ear and the two spun completely 

 round their positions being reversed ; then, with 

 another wrench as he landed, he flung the attacker 

 behind him and jumped back at the wounded one 

 which had already turned to go. 



It looked like the clean and easy movement of a 

 finished gymnast. It was an affair of a few seconds only, 

 for of course the instant we got a chance at the dogs, 

 without the risk to Jock, both were shot ; and he, 

 struggling to get at the others, was haled back to the tree. 



While this was going on the impala stood with 

 wide spread legs, dazed and helpless, between Teddy's 

 feet, j'ust as he had placed it. Its breath came in 

 broken choking sobs ; the look of terror and despair 

 had not yet faded from the staring eyes ; the head 

 swayed from side to side ; the mouth hung open and 

 the tongue lolled out ; all told beyond the power of 

 words the tale of desperate struggle and 

 exhaustion. It drank greedily from 

 dish that Teddy held for it emptied 

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