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THE MAN-EATERS OF TSAVO 



CHAP. 



and the brute quickly disappeared into the darkness 

 with his prey. It was, of course, this unfortunate 

 man whom I had heard the lions devouring during 



ABDULLAH AND HIS TWO WIVES. 



the night. Whitehead himself had a marvellous 

 escape ; his wounds were happily not very deep, and 

 caused him little or no inconvenience afterwards. 

 On the same day, December 3, the forces arrayed 



