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One lion, however, remained, and for fear of him all went 

 in dread ; 



Sixteen days passed, all being well, and everyone enjoyed 

 a peaceful mind ; 



But again, on the seventeenth day, the lion appeared 

 and remained from sunset to sunrise. 



He kept on roaming about in the neighbourhood like a 

 general reconnoitring the enemy's position. 



On the following day the Sahib sent for the people 

 and warned them all to be careful of their lives ; 



" Do not go out from the afternoon even until the 

 following morning," he said. 



Now this was the night of SIiab-i-Kadr, a Muslim 

 festival : 



And at night \vhen all had retired to rest, the lion came 

 in a rage, 



And Patterson Sahib went forth into the field to 

 meet him. 



And when he saw the beast, he fired quickly, bullet after 

 bullet. 



The lion made a great uproar, and fled for his life, but 

 the bullets nevertheless found a resting-place in his heart. 



And everyone began to shriek and groan in their uneasy 

 sleep, jumping up in fear, when unexpectedly the roaring 

 of the lion was heard. 



All thought of sleep was banished, and fear came in its 

 place : 



And the Sahib gave emphatic orders that no one should 

 go out, or roam about. 



And in the morning we followed the marks of blood 

 that had flowed from the wounded animal, 



And some five or seven chains away, we found the lion, 

 lying wounded and in great pain. 



And when the Sahib saw the animal he fired bullets 

 incessantly ; 



