They were daring beyond belief, and seemed to have no fear of human beings.

For a time all efforts to kill them were in vain.
Twenty-eight native workmen were eaten by them, and doubtless many more were unrecorded victims of their activity.

The whole country was terrorized until finally, after many futile attempts, they were at last killed.
No book on Africa seems complete unless this incident is mentioned somewhere within its pages.
We looked out at Tsavo with devouring interest.

All was still, with the dead silence of a tropical night.

Then the train steamed on and we had several hours in a berth to think the matter over.