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Title: Travels in the central parts of Indo-China (Siam), Cambodia, and Laos : during the years 1858, 1859, and 1860
Year: 1864 (1860s)
Authors: Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861 Mouhot, Charles
Subjects: Mouhot, Henri, 1826-1861
Publisher: London : John Murray
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quite worn out, when we reacheda small clearing in the forest, and here I told my twoboys * to take a little repose at the foot of a tree, while Iwent to hunt for insects. Suddenly I heard a sound as of some fnimal glidingthrough the thick underwood. I looked round, at thesame time loading my gun, and then crept quietly backto the tree where my servants lay asleep, when I per-ceived a large and beautiful leopard taking his spring toclear the brushwood, and pounce upon one of them as helay all unconscious. I fired, the shot striking the animalin the right shoulder. He gave a tremendous leap, androlled over among the bushes, which much embarrassedhis movements. However, he was but wounded, and stilldangerous, if my second ball did not kill, or at leastcripple him. I fired again, and hit him between theshoulders; the ball lodged in the heart, and he fell deadalmost instantaneously. The terror of my two poor fol- * The word boy is generally used by me to denote a male servant. VOL. II. II
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Chap. XVI. THOUGHTS OF HOME. 99 lowers, suddenly awakened by the report of my gunso close to their ears, was only equalled by their plea-sure when they saw the creature extended lifeless beforethem. Another year has flown, a year chequered for me, asfor others, with joy, anxiety, and trouble; and to-day mythoughts turn especially to the few who are dear to me.From more than one loving heart arise, I feel sure, onthis day, good wishes for the poor traveller, and from noone more warmly than from you, my dear father. Youlong for my return; so writes my brother in his lastletter, forwarded to me from Bangkok. But I am onlycommencing my new campaign; would it be like a goodsoldier to leave on the eve of the engagement ? I am atthe gates of the infernal regions, for so the Laotians andSiamese designate this forest, and I have no spell toterrify the demons which inhabit it, neither tigers teethnor stunted stag-horn; nothing but my faith in and lovefor God. If I must die here, where so many o

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