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explained�察   �and   then   I   swam   in   close   enough   to   get   my   knife   into   her 

heart。; 

     Ah�察�such a girl�       �I could not but wonder what one of our own Pan´ 

American women would have done under like circumstances。 But then�察�of 

course�察  �they   have   not   been   trained   by   stern   necessity   to   cope   with   the 

emergencies and dangers of savage primeval life。 

     Along the bank we had just quitted�察�a score of lions paced to and fro�察�

growling   menacingly。         We   could   not   return�察  �and   we   struck   out   for   the 

opposite   shore。     I   am   a   strong   swimmer�察  �and   had   no   doubt   as   to   my 

ability to cross the river�察�but I was not so sure about Victory�察�so I swam 

close behind her�察�to be ready to give her assistance should she need it。 

     She did not�察�however�察�reaching the opposite bank as fresh�察�apparently�察�

as when she entered the water。            Victory is a wonder。        Each day that we 

were together brought new proofs of it。            Nor was it her courage or vitality 

only which   amazed   me。        She had   a   head on those   shapely  shoulders of 

hers�察�and dignity�       �My�察�but she could be regal when she chose� �



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     She told me that the lions were fewer upon this side of the river�察�but 

that   there   were   many   wolves�察  �running   in   great   packs   later   in   the   year。 

Now they were north somewhere�察�and we should have little to fear from 

them�察�though we might meet with a few。 

     My first concern was to take my weapons apart and dry them�察�which 

was   rather   difficult   in   the   face   of   the   fact   that   every   rag   about   me   was 

drenched。      But finally�察�thanks to the sun and much rubbing�察�I succeeded�察�

though I had no oil to lubricate them。 

     We ate some wild berries and roots that Victory found�察�and then we set 

off again down the river�察�keeping an eye open for game on one side and 

the   launch   on   the   other�察  �for   I   thought   that   Delcarte�察  �who   would   be   the 

natural leader during my absence�察�might run up the Thames in search of 

me。 

     The balance of that day we sought in vain for game or for the launch�察�

and when night came we lay down�察�our stomachs empty�察�to sleep beneath 

the   stars。   We   were   entirely   unprotected   from   attack   from   wild   beasts�察�

and for this reason I remained awake most of the night�察�on guard。                        But 

nothing   approached   us�察  �though   I   could   hear   the   lions   roaring   across   the 

river�察�and once I thought I heard the howl of a beast north of usit might 

have been a wolf。 

     Altogether�察�it was a most unpleasant night�察�and I determined then that 

if   we   were   forced   to   sleep   out   again   that   I   should   provide   some   sort   of 

shelter which would protect us from attack while we slept。 

     Toward      morning     I  dozed�察   �and   the  sun   was   well   up   when    Victory 

aroused me by gently shaking my shoulder。 

     ;Antelope� ─  �she   whispered   in   my   ear�察  �and�察  �as   I   raised   my   head�察  �she 

pointed   up´river。      Crawling   to   my   knees�察  �I   looked   in   the   direction   she 

indicated�察  �to   see   a   buck   standing   upon   a   little   knoll   some   two   hundred 

yards from us。       There was good cover between the animal and me�察�and so�察�

though   I   might   have   hit   him   at   two   hundred   yards�察  �I   preferred   to   crawl 

closer to him and make sure of the meat we both so craved。 

     I had covered about fifty yards of the distance�察�and the beast was still 

feeding peacefully�察�so I thought that I would make even surer of a hit by 

going ahead another fifty yards�察�when the animal suddenly raised his head 



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and   looked   away�察  �up´river。      His   whole   attitude   proclaimed   that   he   was 

startled by something beyond him that I could not see。 

     Realizing that he might break and run and that I should then probably 

miss him entirely�察�I raised my rifle to my shoulder。               But even as I did so 

the animal leaped into the air�察�and simultaneously there was a sound of a 

shot from beyond the knoll。 

     For an instant I was dumbfounded。              Had the report come from down´ 

river�察�I should have instantly thought that one of my own men had fired。 

But coming from up´river it puzzled me considerably。                    Who could there 

be with firearms in primitive England other than we of the Coldwater�拭�

     Victory was directly behind me�察�and I motioned for her to lie down�察�as 

I did�察�behind the bush from which I had been upon the point of firing at 

the antelope。      We could see that the buck was quite dead�察�and from our 

hiding   place   we   waited   to   discover   the   identity   of   his   slayer   when   the 

latter should approach and claim his kill。 

     We had not long to wait�察�and when I saw the head and shoulders of a 

man   appear   above   the   crest   of   the   knoll�察  �I   sprang   to   my   feet�察  �with   a 

heartfelt cry of joy�察�for it was Delcarte。 

     At the sound of my voice�察�Delcarte half raised his rifle in readiness for 

the   attack   of   an   enemy�察  �but   a   moment   later   he   recognized   me�察  �and   was 

coming   rapidly   to   meet   us。    Behind   him   was   Snider。       They   both   were 

astounded to see me upon the north bank of the river�察�and much more so at 

the sight of my companion。 

     Then I introduced them to Victory�察�and told them that she was queen of 

England。       They   thought�察  �at   first�察  �that   I   was   joking。 But   when   I   had 

recounted   my   adventures   and   they   realized   that   I   was   in   earnest�察  �they 

believed me。 

     They   told    me   that   they   had   followed    me   inshore   when     I   had  not 

returned from the hunt�察�that they had met the men of the elephant country�察�

and   had   had   a   short   and   one´sided   battle   with   the   fellows。    And   that 

afterward they had returned to the launch with a prisoner�察�from whom they 

had   learned   that   I   had   probably   been   captured   by   the   men   of   the   lion 

country。 

     With the prisoner as a guide they had set off up´river in search of me�察�



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but had been much delayed by motor trouble�察�and had finally camped after 

dark a half mile above the spot where Victory and I had spent the night。 

They must have passed us in the dark�察�and why I did not hear the sound of 

the propeller I do not know�察�unless it passed me at a time when the lions 

were making an unusually earsplitting din upon the opposite side。 

     Taking the antelope with us�察�we all returned to the launch�察�where we 

found Taylor as delighted to see me alive again as Delcarte had been。                      I 

cannot say truthfully that Snider evinced much enthusiasm at my rescue。 

     Taylor had found the ingredients for chemical fuel�察�and the distilling of 

them had�察�with the motor trouble�察�accounted for their delay in setting out 

after me。 

     The prisoner that Delcarte and Snider had taken was a powerful young 

fellow from the elephant country。 Notwithstanding the fact that they had 

all assured him to the contrary�察�he still could not believe that we would not 

kill him。 

     He assured us that his name was Thirty´six�察�and�察�as he could not count 

above ten�察�I am sure that he had no conception of the correct meaning of 

the word�察�and that it may have been handed down to him either from the 

military number of an ancestor who had served in the English ranks 

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