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through the branches as before ; this 

 time he did not forget the lesson I had 

 taught him, for he advanced much more 

 cautiously, and at a walk. 



" Again I missed the fatal hollow, 

 planting my bullet in his right, eye. I 

 do not think I ever heard such a cry of 

 pain and rage as burst from him now. I 

 was quite stunned by the noise, and before 

 I could recover myself he was nearly on the 

 top of me, for he threw me down and tried 

 to kneel upon me, but, luckily, I always 

 managed to wriggle aside in some way, so 

 that he could never contrive to throw his 

 whole weight upon me, which was what he 

 evidently wished to do. Failing in this, 

 he endeavoured to transfix me with his 

 formidable tusks, but I was always between 

 them, so he could not hurt me much. 

 This went on for some time, till I became 



