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him In his arms in a moment, became con- 
fufed ; and, being overcome by terror, fled 
towards the reft, and abandoned me to my 
fate. I was therefore left with no other at- 
tendant but my Hottentot ; and the tiger, to 
gain another bufh, paffed at the diftance of 
fifty paces, which gave us an opportunity of 
fainting him in his pafTage with three dif- 
charges of our mufkets. 
The bufh in which he took flielter was 
much fmaller, and neither fo high nor fo 
thick as that which he had quitted. Some 
traces of blood, which I obferved, gave me 
reafon to believe that I had wounded him 5 
and the redoubled fury of the dogs convinced 
me that I was right in my conjefture. Part 
of my people then approached me ; but the 
greater number of them had entirely difap- 
peared. 
We haraffed the animal for above an hour 
more, and fired above forty fhots into the 
bulh, till at length being tired, and lofing all 
patience at this fport, which produced no- 
thing, I mounted my horfe, and with great 
precaution went to the fide oppofite to the 
dogs ; imagining that, while his attention was 
engaged 
