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deadly enemy which was lying stiff and 

 cold within a yard of me, so I had won 

 my first great battle. 



" I was perplexed to know what to do 

 with myself for the rest of the night, as I 

 did not fancy remaining where I was, 

 knowing that the jungle I was in was full 

 of tigers ; and, although I had disposed 

 of one there were plenty more as danger- 

 ous. My first thought was to ascend a 

 tree till the morning, but, with my left 

 hand useless, I could not get up into one ; 

 to move about the jungle at that time of 

 night would be an invitation to a tiger or 

 a bear to attack me ; so I decided upon 

 remaining at the foot of the tree till 

 daylight, when the animals would all be 

 too anxious to get back to their lairs to 

 think of looking me up. I passed a 

 perfectly quiet night, remaining unmo- 



