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him perfectly recovered in the evening. On 
the arrival of the vessel in the London 
Docks, Lai was taken ashore and presented 
to the Duchess of York, who placed him in 
Exeter Change to be taken care of till she 
herself went to Holland. He remained 
there for some weeks, and was suffered to 
roam the greater part of the day without 
any restraint. On the morning previous to 
the duchess’s departure, she went to visit 
her new pet, and admired his healthy ap¬ 
pearance and gentle demeanour. In the 
evening, when her royal highness’s coach¬ 
man went to take him away, he was dead 
in consequence of an inflammation of the 
lungs.’ ” 
“ Oh, what a pity! How sorry she must 
have been!” 
“Yes: no doubt she was much disap¬ 
pointed.” 
“Are not leopards sometimes used in 
hunting, like dogs?” asked Sidney. “I 
think I have seen a picture of an animal 
called a hunting leopard.” 
“ Yes: the chetah is called the hunting 
leopard, and is used in this way both in 
India and Africa. It is in some respects a 
