Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 21
ive, he stepped over the body ofGolab and planted himself between the babyand the savage beast. The tiger raised its head, and its eyes glit-tered with rage; then with lowered head itagain seemed to measure the distance that laybetween itself and the boy. He will strike me from his path and seizemy… … forward. Involunta-rily his lips and fingersformed the notes of awild native air. As heglided forward thegreat man-eating tigerdrew ever backward ;and so, with his darkeyes fixed on the bigglistening orbs of thebeast, Ahmed bravelyfollowed, while thepiccolo ever wailedand screamed forth themournful…
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