They Next
Appeared Close To Tsavo Station, And A Couple Of
Hours Later Some Workmen Saw One Of The Lions
Stalking Dr. Brock As He Was Returning About
Dusk From The Hospital.
In accordance with our plan, the doctor and I
set out after dinner for the goods-wagon, which
was about a mile away from our hut.
In the
light of subsequent events, we did a very foolish
thing in taking up our position so late;
nevertheless, we reached our destination in safety, and
settled down to our watch about ten o'clock.
We had the lower half of the door of the wagon
closed, while the upper half was left wide open
for observation: and we faced, of course, in the
direction of the abandoned boma, which, however,
we were unable to see in the inky darkness.
For an hour or two everything was quiet, and the
deadly silence was becoming very monotonous
and oppressive, when suddenly, to our right, a
dry twig snapped, and we knew that an animal
of some sort was about. Soon afterwards we
heard a dull thud, as if some heavy body had
jumped over the boma. The cattle, too, became
very uneasy, and we could hear them moving
about restlessly. Then again came dead silence.
At this juncture I proposed to my companion
that I should get out of the wagon and lie on
the ground close to it, as I could see better
in that position should the lion come in our
direction with his prey.
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