One full in the chest--it would have been mortal--two others in the ribs by the heart." "No others ?" the subalterns exclaimed in disgust, as the answer was translated to them.

The Doctor himself examined the tiger.
"No; you both missed, lads, but you need not be ashamed of that; it is no easy matter to hit a tiger even at a short distance on a dark night like this, when you can scarce make him out, and can't see the barrel of your rifle.

I ought to have told you to rub a little phosphorus off the head of a match onto the sight.

I am so accustomed to do it myself as a matter of course that I did not think of telling you.

Well, I am heartily glad we have killed it, for by all accounts it has done an immense deal of damage." "It has been a fine tiger in its time, although its skin doesn't look much," Wilson said; "there are patches of fur off." "That is generally the case with man eaters.