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ꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯐꯤꯚꯝꯁꯤꯡꯑꯗꯨꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯗꯨꯅꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕ ꯉꯝꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯊꯕꯛꯑꯗꯨꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯇꯧꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯇꯝꯑꯗꯨꯗꯑꯌꯥꯕꯂꯧꯕꯌꯥꯕꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯉꯥꯛ-ꯁꯦꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯥꯏꯟꯒꯤꯃꯇꯨꯡꯏꯟꯅꯊꯧꯗꯥꯡꯂꯧꯔꯤꯕꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯠꯇꯌꯥꯎꯗ꯭ꯔꯕꯗꯤ, ꯑꯐꯕꯊꯥꯖꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅꯇꯧꯕ ꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯇꯧꯕꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏꯑꯃꯗꯃꯁꯤꯅꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯕꯑꯋꯥꯕꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯃꯔꯝꯅꯀꯔꯤꯒꯨꯝꯕꯑꯃꯠꯇꯑꯁꯤꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯑꯃꯑꯣꯏꯗꯦ: ꯄꯤꯔꯤꯃꯗꯨꯗꯤꯃꯁꯤꯒꯤꯃꯌꯥꯝꯒꯃꯅꯗꯕꯑꯁꯤ-- ꯐꯥꯎꯕꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯂꯣꯏ꯫ (a) ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯅꯁꯤꯕꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯤꯕꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ; (b) ꯁꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯌꯥꯝꯅꯁꯥꯊꯤꯅꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯊꯤꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯌꯥꯝꯅꯁꯥꯊꯤꯔꯕꯂꯥꯏꯅꯥꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯅꯥꯕꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯕꯨ ꯐꯍꯟꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯁꯤꯕꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯌꯥꯏꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯪꯂꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯇꯧꯕ; (c) ꯁꯤꯕꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯊꯤꯡꯕꯅꯠꯇꯅꯑꯇꯣꯞꯄꯄꯥꯟꯗꯝꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛꯃꯁꯥꯃꯊꯟꯇꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯁꯣꯛꯍꯟꯅꯕꯍꯣꯠꯅꯕ; (d) ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯊꯕꯛꯑꯃꯍꯦꯛꯇꯗꯃꯇꯦꯡꯄꯥꯡꯕ, ꯃꯁꯤꯅꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯗꯄꯥꯛꯊꯣꯛ-ꯆꯥꯎꯊꯣꯛꯍꯟꯕꯉꯝꯂꯣꯏ꯫ ꯏꯂꯨꯁꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯁꯟꯁꯤꯡ꯫ (꯱) Z ꯑꯁꯤꯃꯍꯥꯛꯀꯤꯁꯒꯣꯜꯗꯒꯤꯂꯡꯇꯣꯛꯏ, ꯑꯃꯁꯨꯡꯈꯡꯕꯉꯝꯗꯦ꯫A, ꯁꯔꯖꯟꯑꯃꯅ, Z ꯑꯁꯤꯇ꯭ꯔꯦꯄꯥꯟꯇꯧꯕꯃꯊꯧꯇꯥꯏ ꯍꯥꯏꯕꯈꯪꯏ꯫ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯄꯤꯕꯑꯁꯤꯀꯤꯕ ꯅꯠꯇ꯭ꯔꯒꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕ ꯋꯥꯈꯜꯂꯣꯟꯒꯤꯃꯈꯥꯗ ꯄꯤꯕꯅꯤꯍꯥꯏꯅꯈꯡꯅꯩ꯫ ꯑꯔꯥꯟꯕꯊꯕꯛꯇꯧꯕꯗꯒꯤ ꯃꯁꯥꯃꯊꯟꯇꯃꯔꯥꯜꯂꯩꯕ ꯊꯕꯛꯁꯤꯡꯑꯁꯤ ꯂꯧꯊꯣꯛꯄꯤꯕ꯫ ꯑꯌꯥꯕꯌꯥꯎꯗꯅꯃꯤꯑꯣꯏ ꯑꯃꯒꯤꯀꯥꯟꯅꯕꯒꯤꯗꯃꯛ ꯑꯐꯕꯊꯥꯖꯕꯒꯂꯣꯏꯅꯅ ꯇꯧꯕꯊꯕꯛ꯫ be trepanned. A, not intending Z’s death, but in good faith, for Z’s benefit, performs the trepan before Z recovers his power of judging for himself. A has committed no offence. (2) Z is carried off by a tiger.Afires at the tiger knowing it to be likely that the shot may kill Z, but not intending to kill Z, and in good faith intending Z’s benefit.A’s bullet gives Z a mortal wound.A has committed no offence. (3)A, a surgeon, sees a child suffer an accident which is likely to prove fatal unless an operation be immediately performed. There is no time to apply to the child’s guardian. A performs the operation in spite of the entreaties of the child, intending, in good faith, the child’s benefit. A has committed no offence. (4) Ais in a house which is on fire, with Z, a child. People below hold out a blanket.A drops the child from the house top, knowing it to be likely that the fall may kill the child, but not intending to kill the child, and intending, in good faith, the child’s benefit. Here, even if the child is killed by the fall, A has committed no offence. Explanation.—Mere pecuniary benefit is not benefit within the meaning of sections 26, 27 and this section.