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were gentle whispers compared with the 

 roar that now emanated from his broad 

 lungs, and without more ado he began to 

 maul me most terribly : he broke my left 

 arm at the first bite, and then began to 

 crunch it; the pain forced me to shriek 

 out, and I made the jungle resound with 

 my screams and cries of agony. This 

 seemed to give the detestable brute the 

 greatest pleasure, and he continued maul- 

 ing my arm, as much as to say : I have 

 found the raw and will work it. 



" At length I became insensible, and 

 must have remained in this state a long 

 time, for, when I came to myself it was 

 quite dark, and not even the twinkling of a 

 star could be seen through the thick mass 

 of leaves overhead. I could not at first 

 recollect where I was, or how I came to 

 be there; soon, however, my position 



