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that moment to have a chance of provmg its 

 powers, for the boar made another bolt, and 

 took shelter in a small water-course, the banks 

 of which were pretty high, so that his back 

 was a little lower than the level of the 

 ground. 



The man with the hatchet stood on the 

 edge of the bank, and made a stroke, which 

 had it been better aimed, might have made 

 our victory easy, but unfortunately it took 

 effect, in the hind quarters ; possibly he could 

 not reach further forward. I now tried another 

 dig with the spear, but this time, I fastened 

 the man's long belt to the end of it, and 

 instead of thrusting, threw it, lodging it 

 between the shoulders, where it entered pretty 

 deeply. The boar charged, and would have 

 bolted again, but the dogs tormented him 

 too much, and he a second time, sought 

 shelter under the bank. 



This was kept up for some time, until he 

 had received a number of wounds, and would 

 scarcely move when attacked. The hatchet 

 man, at last, managed to sever the tendon 



