Hunting the Lions

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Robert Michael Ballantyne. Hunting the Lions

Chapter One. Begins to Unfold the Tale of the Lions by Describing the Lion of the Tale

Chapter Two. Sport Begins in Earnest

Chapter Three. In which Great Deeds are Done, and Tom Brown has a Narrow Escape

Chapter Four. Tom Sees Wonderful Sights, and at last has his Dreams Fulfilled

Chapter Five. More about Lions!

Chapter Six. Gives a Few Hints to Would-be Hunters, and a Friend in Need is Introduced

Chapter Seven. Describes River Hunting

Chapter Eight. Shows that too High a Price is Sometimes Paid for Success in Hunting

Chapter Nine. The Last

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Time, which is ever on the wing, working mighty changes in the affairs of man, soon transported our hero from Mrs Pry’s dingy little back parlour in London to the luxuriant wilds of Africa.

There, on the evening of a splendid day, he sat down to rest under the grateful shade of an umbrageous tree, in company with Major Garret and Lieutenant Wilkins, both of whom had turned out to be men after Tom Brown’s own heart. They were both bronzed strapping warriors, and had entered those regions not only with a view to hunting lions, but also for the purpose of making collections of the plants and insects of the country, the major being a persevering entomologist, while the lieutenant was enthusiastically botanical. To the delight of these gentlemen they found that Tom, although not deeply learned on these subjects, was nevertheless extremely intelligent and appreciative.

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“Well, if you insist on it, I’m agreed. But do put your pipe out, Tom, and let us resume our march, for we have a long way to go, and much work to do before reaching the camp to-night.”

Thus admonished, Tom Brown made an extinguisher of the end of his forefinger, put his short clay pipe in his waistcoat pocket, and, shouldering his rifle, followed his companions into the forest, on the edge of which they had been resting.

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