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.
Kiderült, hogy ez a túl kíváncsi állat egy pompás, arányos külsejű, foltos leopárd volt. A vademberek álmélkodva emelték égnek a karjukat, nem tudván elképzelni, hogyan végeztem a ragadozóval.