lad with the club did not wait for her onset. He ran in upon her and

struck her on the head with the club. He smote hard and well, but this

did not kill her, for she reared herself upon her hind legs and struck

at him heavily. He caught the blow upon his shield, but the shield was

driven against his breast so strongly that he fell backwards beneath

it, and lay there howling like a wolf in pain. Then the lioness sprang

upon him and worried him. Still, because of the shield, as yet she

could not come at him to slay him; but Umslopogaas saw that this might