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ran away. The fourth alone had courage 
remain and make the attack. The lion, 
'''^diout rising from the ground on which he 
lying, with a single stroke of his paw in- 
|*'^Htly stretched the rash assailant motion- 
j he then drew him towards him, and laid 
fore-paw's upon him in such a manner that 
a small part of his body could be seen, 
spectators concluded that the dog was 
and that the lion would devour him. 
^^sently, however, the dog began to move, 
struggled to get loose, which the lion 
^^'■rnitted him to do ; apparently intending 
to warn his adversary by what had hap- 
not to meddle with him any more. But 
the dog attempted to run away, and had 
• *^®^dy got halfway across the enclosure, the 
j|''^*gnation of the lion seemed to be roused : 
leaped from the ground, and in two 
^jrnds reached the fugitive, who had just 
^'^itied the paling, and was whining to have 
