. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. 278 ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG NATURALIST. I was far from feeling; " if we go on walking we might lose ; After cutting some faggots and making a fire in a semicircle round a tree, I lay down with my dear companion beside me, and though I tried hard to conceal it, I could not but feel the gloomiest forebodings. About midnight the breeze calmed down, and I closed my eyes that I might the better hear the slightest noise. Several times I thought I caught the faintest vibrations of a dull sound ; but I ultimately attributed these n
. Adventures of a young naturalist. Natural history. 278 ADVENTURES OF A YOUNG NATURALIST. I was far from feeling; " if we go on walking we might lose ; After cutting some faggots and making a fire in a semicircle round a tree, I lay down with my dear companion beside me, and though I tried hard to conceal it, I could not but feel the gloomiest forebodings. About midnight the breeze calmed down, and I closed my eyes that I might the better hear the slightest noise. Several times I thought I caught the faintest vibrations of a dull sound ; but I ultimately attributed these noises to my over-excited imagination. Suddenly a terrible roar re-echoed through the forest and woke up Lucien. " What is the matter ? Is it Ch6ma %" " No, my boy; it is a ; " Will it come near us 1" " I hope not, but go on with its nocturnal hunting; anyhow, behind the fire, we have nothing to ; I put Lucien back against the tree and cocked my gun, when the head and bright eyes of a superb jaguar appeared about fifty paces from Please note that these images are extracted from scanned page images that may have been digitally enhanced for readability - coloration and appearance of these illustrations may not perfectly resemble the original Biart, Lucien, 1828-1897; Gillmore, Parker, ed. London. S. Low, Son, & Marston
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