If they found such a boy feeding upon their prey they would certainly kill him, and most likely eat him.

If such a boy passed such a dead body he would certainly feed upon it.

Tigers often spring upon and kill dogs and wolves thus found feeding upon their prey.

They could more 'easily kill boys, and would certainly be more disposed to eat them.

If the dead body of such a boy were found anywhere in the jungles, or on the plains, it would excite little interest, where dead bodies are so often found exposed, and so soon eaten by dogs, jackals, vultures, &c., and would scarcely ever lead to any particular inquiry.
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