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slowly moved away, frequently turning round and 

 growling at them, and how at last they entered 

 and lay in a rushy hollow. An hour's ride brought 

 us to the spot, very near the scene of the first day's 

 find ; and as we approached we saw the two Hot- 

 tentots dismounted, and waiting us on the opposite 

 slope above the hollow, in which they made signals 

 that the Lions lay concealed by long green sedges 

 and reeds. We circled round to them, and ascer- 

 tained that they had not seen the animals for the 

 last two hours and more, but they pointed out the 

 spot where they couched, and were certain of their 

 not having moved; so we descended on foot in a 

 concave line to the edge of the long rank grass and 

 sedges, and shouted to try and rouse them, Schu- 

 macker's bold companion advancing to the front, 

 and assailing the female with various opprobrious 

 epithets to make her come out, while the Hottentot 

 servants, one and all, hung back in a remarkable 

 way, not liking an approach to an unseen enemy. 

 Indeed, we had great difficulty to prevent them 

 making shields of us, and in getting them not to 

 stand behind, but in the intervals ; as we thought 

 ourselves in more danger of getting shot by them 

 in their trepidation, than of missing the Lions if they 

 would come out. Out, however, they would not 

 come ; and we slowly beat down the edge of the 

 hollow, trying to get the old hound to range it; 

 but after a single scamper through the high grass, 

 he kept on the other side, not seeming to like it. 

 Some of us, impatient of the delay, wanted to enter 



