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the left thigh, pulled him under water. With wonderful 
presence of mind he felt the head of the animal, and thrust 
his finger into its eye ; on which it quitted its hold, and 
Isaaco attempted to reach the further shore, calling out for 
a knife. But the crocodile returned and seized him by the 
other thigh, and again pulled him under water ; he had 
recourse to the same expedient, and thrust his fingers into 
its eyes with such violence that it again quitted him ; and 
when it rose, flounced about on the surface of the water 
as if stupid, and then swam down the middle of the river. 
Isaaco proceeded to the other side, bleeding very much. 
As soon as the canoe returned I went over, and found him 
very much lacerated. The wound on the left thigh was 
four inches in length : that on the right not quite so large, 
but very deep; besides several single teeth wounds on his 
back. Drew the lips of the wounds together with slips of 
adhesive plaister secured with a roller ; and as we were 
not far from a village, he thought it best for him to go 
forwards before his wounds had become very painful. He 
accordingly rode forwards to the village of Boolinkoomboo 
on one of our horses. Found myself very sick, and unable to 
stand erect without feeling a tendency to faint; the people 
so sickly that it was with some difficulty we got the loads 
put into the tents, though it threatened rain. To my great 
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