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untouched ; on the following morning I sent Francis with the 
lascar to bring in the goats. The lascar returned reporting 
that both had been killed and carried off ; so after breakfast 
1 went down fully armed. As we approached the spot we 
heard a curious hissing noise which I thought must be made 
by a leopard The blood of the goats were quite fresh, so 1 
/ STAR mo AT HIM, AND HE GLARING AND GROWL fNG. 
fancied they had only been killed that morning, I took up 
the track which was not easy to follow ; it led into the big 
shola in the direction in which we had heard this peculiar 
noise We had no sooner entered, than a series of low deep 
growls commenced close by, on our right. It seemed to 
