They came back with the news that no traces could be discovered, and that, beyond a doubt, he was still there.

A tiger will crouch up in an exceedingly small clump of grass or bush, and will sometimes almost allow himself to be trodden on before moving.
However, we determined to have one more search, and if that should prove unsuccessful, to send off to Jubbalpore for some more of the men to come out with elephants, while we kept up a circle of fires, and of noises of all descriptions, so as to keep him a prisoner until the arrival of the reinforcements.

Our next search was no more successful than our first had been; and having, as we imagined, examined every clump and crevice in which he could have been concealed, we had just reached the upper end of the ravine, when we heard a tremendous roar, followed by a perfect babel of yells and screams from the natives.
"The outburst came from the mouth of the ravine, and we felt at once that he had escaped.

We hurried back to find, as we had expected, that the tiger was gone.

He had burst out suddenly from his hiding place, had seized a native, torn him horribly, and had made across the open plain.
"This was terribly provoking, but we had nothing to do but follow him.
This was easy enough, and we traced him to a detached patch of wood and jungle, two miles distant.