He only has two loves—you and hunting. That’s all he knows.” “If it hadn’t been for them, Papa,” I said, “I probably wouldn’t be here now.”
“What do you mean,” Mama said, “you wouldn’t be here now?”
I told them how the lion had leaped at me and how my dogs had gotten between him and me.
“They were so close together,” I said, “when they came up off the ground they looked just like one.”
There was a moaning sigh from Mama. She covered her face with her hands and started crying.
“I don’t know,” she sobbed, “I just don’t know. To think how close you came to being killed. I don’t think I can stand any more.”
“Now, now,” Papa said, as he walked over and put his arms around her. “Don’t go all to pieces.
It’s all over. Let’s be thankful and do our best for Old Dan.”
“Do you think he’ll die, Papa?” I asked. “I don’t know, Billy,” Papa said, shaking his head.
“He’s lost an awful lot of blood and he’s a mighty sick dog. All we can do now is wait and see.”
Our wait wasn’t long. My dog’s breathing grew faster and faster, and there was a terrible rattling in his throat.
I knelt down and laid his head in my lap. Old Dan must have known he was dying.
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