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the bush, and there saw the marks of the 

 poor girl being dragged, which marks we 

 followed until we came to the jungle from 

 whence they had driven the man-eater; 

 here the jungle was much more dense, 

 and I had great difficulty in forcing my- 

 self through it : I had to exercise the 

 greatest caution, for the tiger might spring 

 on me any moment without the slightest 

 warning. 



" We had not proceeded a quarter of a 

 mile when we heard a dreadful roar, which 

 sounded as if it came from just under our 

 feet. This was enough to send the whole 

 of the natives to the right about, and they 

 scuttled off like men ; to make matters 

 worse, with them went my native servant 

 who had often been out with me, carrying 

 a spare gun and the ammunition, and he 

 had always stuck to me well until this oc- 



