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are not fo much fo as the females— a fa£l well 
known to the favages. 
After waiting a long time to no purpofe, and 
defpairing of the fuccefs of my ftratagem, I re- 
folved to return to my former plan of attack. 
In confcquence I fent all the people to their 
pofts, and we again attempted to drive the 
oxen into the thicket, in order to diflodge the 
remainder of the family. But they were too 
much frighted. They all refufed to proceed, 
and I was obliged to give up the defign ; 
though my dogs, animated by the blood of the 
lionefs, which they had fcented, opened with 
great ardour, and fhowed much eagernefs for 
the fport. 
We had fpent a confiderable part of the day 
in the chace ; the fun was declining ; and it 
would become more dangerous, 1 deemed it 
prudent, therefore, to think of retreating, 
and to defer our final vidtory till the next 
day. 
The favages conveyed the lionefs to the 
kraal, for the purpofe of feafting on her : bur, 
as I was defirous of her f^in, I direded this to 
be firfl taken off. She was four feet four 
inches and half [about four feet eight inches 
Englifh] 
