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setting to work to skin the huge beast, 

 and as there were several of them all 

 expert at the task, this was speedily 

 accomplished. They were rolling up the 

 skin when they heard the tigress return- 

 ing ; so, making off in the opposite 

 direction, they ran off with all speed and 

 arrived at home without any further inter- 

 ruption, much to the satisfaction of us all. 



" On unrolling the skin and examining 

 it, I found my bullet must have gone clean 

 through the tiger's body, passing close to 

 his heart if it did not touch it and the 

 wonder is how he managed to keep on his 

 legs so long with such a fearful wound ; 

 besides, the bullet was one of the largest 

 size, as my father was in the habit of 

 shooting large game occasionally. 



" During the night a fiery, sharp attack 

 of fever set in ; by the following morning 



