THE CROCODILE 
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225 
gun-bearer in the jaws of a large crocodile. The man 
had been seized whilst bathing. 
A man in the jaws of a crocodile has fewer chances of 
escape than one in the power of a lion, for the scene of 
the tragedy is in the water, and its action is very 
swift. 
The leading features of such dreadful events are :— 
A loud and piteous scream of terror, a violent agitation 
of the water near the spot where the victim was stand¬ 
ing, which oidy lasts for a few minutes, and the tragedy 
is complete. 
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