I found him by his blood staining the water; and by the help of a rope, which I slung round him, and gave the negroes to haul, they dragged him on shore, and found that it was a most curious leopard, spotted, and fine to an admirable degree; and the negroes held up their hands with admiration, to think what it was I had killed him with.
Giunto io a scoprirlo dalle strisce del sangue che lordavano l’acqua, coll’aiuto di una corda gettatagli all’intorno del corpo, e di cui mandai l’altra estremità ai Negri perchè la tirassero, questi lo ebbero alla spiaggia. Allora fu riconosciuto che la belva era un raro leopardo, leggiadramente screziato e d’un pelame ammirabilmente fino.