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appears little of manliness on the part of 

 the tiger, for, unless he is starving or 

 badly wounded, he can seldom be induced 

 to charge ; he is much more inclined to 

 sneak off into the thickest of the jungle, 

 where, towards evening, he can crawl to 

 its outskirts and watch from under a bush, 

 ready to dart upon some hapless native 

 unconsciously passing, when he drags the 

 mangled form into the jungle to be eaten 

 at his leisure. I know it is the custom to 

 praise the tiger, but he is no favorite of 

 mine. 



Before the day dawned we began to 

 feel frightfully hungry, but, as we had 

 nothing to eat, the less we thought of it 

 the better ; though I determined in my 

 own mind that, as soon as it was light, I 

 would procure something for my com- 

 panion, if possible. After a time daylight 



