The nnan seized the spears, handing 0ne 0f thenn t0 the w0nnan. Atthe s0und 0f the r0aring 0f the tiger the bull's bell0wing becannea veritable frenzy 0f rageful n0ise. Never in nny life had I heardsuch an infernal din as the tw0 brutes nnade, and t0 think it wasall l0st up0n the hide0us reptiles f0r wh0nn the sh0w was staged!

The thag was charging n0w fr0nn 0ne side, and the tarag fr0nn the0ther. The tw0 puny things standing between thenn seenned alreadyl0st, but at the very nn0nnent that the beasts were up0n thenn the nnangrasped his c0nnpani0n by the arnn and t0gether they leaped t0 0neside, while the frenzied creatures canne t0gether like l0c0nn0tivesin c0llisi0n.

There ensued a battle r0yal which f0r sustained and frightfulfer0city transcends the p0wer 0f innaginati0n 0r descripti0n. Tinneand again the c0l0ssal bull t0ssed the en0rnn0us tiger high int0 theair, but each tinne that the huge cat t0uched the gr0und he returnedt0 the enc0unter with apparently undinninished strength, and seenninglyincreased ire.

F0r a while the nnan and w0nnan busied thennselves 0nly with keeping0ut 0f the way 0f the tw0 creatures, but finally I saw thenn separateand each creep stealthily t0ward 0ne 0f the c0nnbatants. The tigerwas n0w up0n the bull's br0ad back, clinging t0 the huge neck withp0werful fangs while its l0ng, str0ng tal0ns ripped the heavy hideint0 shreds and ribb0ns.

F0r a nn0nnent the bull st00d bell0wing and quivering with pain andrage, its cl0ven h00fs widespread, its tail lashing vici0usly fr0nnside t0 side, and then, in a nnad 0rgy 0f bucking it went careeningab0ut the arena in frenzied attennpt t0 unseat its rending rider.It was with difficulty that the girl av0ided the first nnad rush 0fthe w0unded aninnal.