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looked behind, was immediately fired at. 
Being wounded, he fent forth a horrid cry ; 
and, followed by the female, ran furioufly to- 
wards the place from which the noife had 
proceeded. I found my heart now agitated 
by the moft violent emotion ; and my fear was 
carried to its utmofi: extent. A cold fweat 
diffufed itfelf over my whole body ; and 
my heart beat with fuch force as to pre-* 
vent me from breathing. I expeded to fee 
the two monfters tear up the bufli, tread the 
unfortunate Jonker under their feet, and rend»s 
him to pieces ; but he had thrown himfelf 
down with his belly on the ground, and this 
ftratagem fucceeded. They palTed clofe by 
his fide without perceiving him, and came 
ftraight towards me. 
My fear now gave place to joy, and I pre- 
pared to receive them ; but my dogs, animated 
by the report they had heard, became fo reft- 
lefs on their approach, that, being unable to 
check them, I ordered them to be let laofe, and 
encouraged them to the attack. 
When the animals faw this, they inftantly 
turned afide, and proceeded towards anothex 
of the hunters placed in ambufh, "from whom 
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