SEEALL, THE WOLF-BOY 



Two days after the destruction of the man- 

 eating wolf the Bheel guide and a crowd of 

 followers turned up at our camp late in the 

 evening, with an object swung on a pole and borne 

 by two men. It proved to be the wolf-boy, with 

 wrists and ankles firmly bound together and a 

 pole thrust in between just as one sees a pig 

 carried about by the natives in country places. 

 Marks of severe handling showed themselves all 

 over his body, and bleeding wounds on several 

 of his captors proved that his teeth and long 

 talons had been freely used. We directed his 

 captors to loose his hands and feet, but they 

 declared he would make off at once if they did 

 so. However, a dog-chain round the waist was 

 all we would permit, and his hands and feet were 

 soon free. Instead of taking to flight he cuddled 

 up hands and feet together, just as children do 

 when asleep. His hair was long, hanging down 

 to his shoulders, and matted in places. It was 

 of a blackish hue with ends of a sandy brown. 

 His legs and arms were thin and sinewy and 

 showed many a scar and bruise ; the stomach 

 large and protuberant, the shoulders rounded. 



