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cbrribat, but with great hazard and danger, the 
one that remained. The bloody traces, which he 
left v/herever he went, announced that he had 
received more than one wound ; but, reduced 
to defpair^ he only defended himfelf with the 
greater obflinacy. - 
After a fruitlefs attack, which continued for 
fome time, he began to retreat ; and feemed as 
ifdefirous of gaining fome bufhes, apparently 
with a view of finding (helter, and to prevent 
his being harafled but in front. I gueffed his 
ftratagem ; and, iri order to difappoint him, I 
ruflied towards the bufhes, and made a fign to 
the two hunters who were neareft me to ad^ 
Vance thither alfo. He was only thirty paces 
from us, when we took pofleffion of the poft ; 
accordingly we all at the fame time prefented 
our pieces, and, difcharging our three (hots, he 
inftantly fell, and was never after able to rife. 
I beheld his fall with the utmoft fatisfadlion s 
as a hunter and a naturalift, it a{Forded me a 
double triumph. 
Though mortally wounded, the animal ftill 
continued to defend himfelf when lying on 
the ground, as he had done when on his legs. 
With his feet he threw around him heaps of 
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