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army. It is not courage they then poflefs— it 
is raging madnefs. 
Nevertheleis I promifed to attack them the 
next day, and engaged at lead to drive them 
away, if I could not deftroy them. Confider- 
ing, however, the clofeneis of the thicket and 
the difficulty of the attack, I required, exclu- 
five of all my own people whom 1 intended to 
employ, that tho(e of the horde iliould alfo 
join me. During the night we furrounded 
/ ourfelves with very large fires, and difcharged 
from time to time our mufkets. But thefe 
precautions were unneceflary; for the lions, 
having the remains of theu' ox to devour, did 
not appear, though we heard them during a 
great part of the night. 
At break of day, the men of the horde were 
ready, armed Vvith arrows and affagays, and 
waited nothing but my orders to proceed to 
the attack. Even the women and children 
\?v^ou}d be of the party ; lefs indeed to fight 
than to fatisfy their curiofity and enjoy our 
vidtory. I heard the lions hill growling in 
their flrong held ; but the increafm^^ light foon 
filenced th^m, Thp fun appeared ; and the 
profound 
