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killed a rhino. On walking up to it, however, 

 the brute rose to its feet and literally fell on him, 

 breaking four ribs and his right arm. Not content 

 with this, it then stuck its horn through his thigh 

 and tossed him over its back, repeating this operation 

 once or twice. Finally, it lumbered off, leaving 

 poor Eastwood helpless and fainting in the long grass 

 where he had fallen. He was alone at the time, 

 and it was not for some hours that he was found 

 by his porters, who were only attracted to the spot 

 by the numbers of vultures hovering about, waiting 

 in their ghoulish manner for life to be extinct 

 before beginning their meal. How he managed 

 to live for the eight days after this which elapsed 

 before a doctor could be got to him I cannot 

 imagine ; but in the end he fortunately made a 

 good recovery, the only sign of his terrible 

 experience being the absence of his right arm, 

 which had to be amputated. 



