Had Jerry, with a broken leg or so, still retained power of movement, then he would have mauled him, perhaps to death.

But this utter helplessness was different.

So the expected show proved a failure.

When Jerry snarled and growled, wild-dog snarled and growled back and strutted and bullied around him, him to persuasion of the blacks could induce but no sink his teeth into Jerry.
The killing-ground before the canoe house was a bedlam of horror.

From time to time more bound dogs were brought in and flung down.