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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 



"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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