It is difficult to suppose that such a blunder was not preconcerted.
The decision covered also future invention in regard to " every organized system of communication by means of wires according to any preconcerted system of signals."
Though not strictly gregarious, lions appear to be sociable towards their own species, and often are found in small troops, sometimes consisting of a pair of old ones with their nearly fullgrown cubs, but occasionally of adults of the same sex; and there seerp.s to be evidence that several lions will associate for the purpose of hunting upon a preconcerted plan.
The stories current at the time and long after, of a preconcerted agreement for surrender to the enemy, have no foundation whatever.
Their appearance led to a series of widespread and preconcerted riots, which soon spread over all England from the Wash to the Channel, and ma few days developed into a formidable rebellion.