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opening ^vliicli served as a door, jumped to the ground.

The astDiiisIied and terrified gentleman instantly arose, and ealling up his men, asked them if they had seen anything of the tiger. Their reply Ijeing in the negative, he fastened up the entrance to his room as securely as ])Ossible, again retired to his hed, and, without any further interru})tion, enjoyed his usu;d repose.

Xext iiHirning, summoning all his wood-cutters, he ]iri)j)oscd a hunt for the tigor, which he felt con- \inced \\;is lurking no great wa\' off. 'J'iiis propo- sition the men very resprctfulK' declined, on the gi'ound tli;U the tigei", li;i\iiig done him no injury Vvlieii it ii;id him in iti power, must have keen a good o)ie, wlio, lie nii;_|ht feel jivsiu'ed, ^vo^ld pre-ei've his i-iittle fi'oiii the ;itt;ichs of other wild ;uiim;ils. The vei-y lire;it!iiiig of th'- v.ild he;ist on his f;iee would, according to tlnir coip.iction, net ;is a clinriu against all dan^-ei-s k\' which he miuht he as.^alled.

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