I Had Noticed That
After Having Eaten And Drunk Well, A Lion Would
Throw Himself Down Quite Without Caution In
The
first shady spot he came to; of course nothing
except man ever disturbs him, and even of man
the
Lions in this part of the country had as yet
no fear, for they had rarely if ever been hunted
previous to my time.
As I felt rather tired after my morning's work,
I decided to use my pony on this expedition,
although as a rule I went on foot. Mahina and
half-a-dozen natives to beat the belt of trees were
to accompany me, and after a hasty lunch off we
started up the left bank of the river. I walked
for some distance at first, partly because the
ground was very stony and partly because I
thought a lion might suddenly bound out of
some likely patches in front of the beaters; but
after having gone about six miles in this way
without adventure of any kind, I decided to
mount again. At this time the beaters were in
line about a hundred yards behind me, shouting
and halloing with all their might as they advanced
through the scrub and undergrowth, while I rode
well to the flank so as to be ready for any
emergency. Just as the men got up to a rather
thicker piece of jungle than usual, I fancied I
saw a movement among the bushes and pulled
up suddenly to watch the spot, but did not
dismount.
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