Here he finds the rifle, which she has kept in hopes of some time discovering the identity of her husband's supposed murderer. Thinking that Warren is the man, she plans vengeance by sending him hunting with the rifle equipped with cartridges a size too large. As a result of these cartridges jamming when Warren is attacked by a lion, he is nearly killed by this ferocious beast.
He discovers the rifle, which she has kept in hopes of someday identifying her husband's supposed murderer. Assuming Warren is the culprit, she plots revenge by equipping him with a rifle loaded with cartridges too large to fire. As a consequence of these cartridges jamming when Warren encounters a lion, he nearly dies from the attack.