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footsteps when, in a second, the tiger 

 caught me up in his mouth by the arm, 

 and, with a dexterous toss of the head, 

 jerked my body over his back, and quietly 

 trotted off into the darkest and most dense 

 part of the jungle. I suffered the most 

 excruciating pain from my arm, which 

 was in some way twisted back. I gave 

 myself more than ever up for lost, and 

 only prayed that the end would be speedy. 

 " Suddenly I recollected that I had a 

 small double-barrelled pistol in my belt, 

 which I, with great difficulty, disengaged 

 and managed to cock. Just at this mo- 

 ment the brute stopped to listen, and, 

 after feeling quietly for the beating of his 

 heart, I put the muzzle of the pistol to 

 the spot and fired, when, to my inexpres- 

 sible delight the tiger's jaws relaxed, and 

 he dropped gently on his face and lay 



