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PIGEONS.
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dreaming ? At this moment the tigress, who
had been crouching a few paces off, prepared to
take a spring at Zeo, whom she had singled out
for her victim when he had been looking around
him ; but the old man made a dexterous
movement with his arms, throwing himself in front
of Zeo, and she leapt straight into his net,
which he quick as thought enveloped round
her. Then Zeo, recovering himself from his
.stupor, rushed upon his fell opponent, and with
his dirk at once despatched her through the
meshes of the net The emperor lowered his
brow at this unexpected innovation of the
programme of carnage, and the populace again
rose to their feet and looked on in utter
bewilderment. But when it became clear to them
that they had been cheated out of a legitimate
fight between a tigress and a defenceless naked
captive, there arose such a yell of
disapprobation that fairly went to the heart of the brave
old liberator, who had perhaps expected
approval instead. But the emperor rose and
motioned them with his hand to be silent, while
his royal brother from the desert was quietly
satisfying himself by making a meal of the
vanquished Greek.
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