together, and thought of his broad-axe, and, bringing
it to the side of the boat, held up the handle, so that
I could seize it while the reptile was coiling up from
the last stunning blow. The next time he darted at
me I gave him a heavy cut about fifteen inches behind
his head, severing the body completely off, except
about an inch on the under side, and, as he coiled
up, this part fell over, and he fastened his teeth into
his own coils. One cut more, and I seized a rope,
and, in an instant, I tugged him over the boat’s side,
across the deck, and over the ship’s rail into the sea.
The long trail of his blood on the deck assured me
that I was indeed safe, and, drawing a long breath
of relief, I thanked the Giver of all our blessings.
This was my last experience in the tropical East.
A breeze sprang up, and the ship took me rapidly
away toward the great empire of China, where I
travelled for a year, and passed through more continued
dangers and yet greater hardships than in
the East Indian Archipelago.
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