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There was a sense of wonder, of poignant distress, and of trepidation. Alarm stood waiting at our elbows. We shivered. THERE WAS A SENSE OF WONDER OF POIGNANT DISTRESS AND OF TREPIDATION ALARM STOOD WAITING AT OUR ELBOWS WE SHIVERED
 and with exaggerated decision, obviously trying to say something plausible against heavy odds, striving to explain naturally that an animal might so easily conceal itself from us, or swim away before we had time to light upon its trail. For we all spoke of that "trail" as though it really existed, and we had more to go upon than the mere marks of paws about the tents of Joan and the Canadian. Indeed, but for these, and the torn tent, I think it would, of course, have been possible to ignore the existence of this beast intruder altogether. And it was here, under this angry dawn, as we stood in the shelter of the stockade from the pouring rain, weary yet so strangely excited—it was here, out of this confusion of voices and explanations, that—very stealthily—the ghost of something horrible slipped in and stood among us. It made all our explanations seem childish and untrue; the false relation was instantly exposed. Eyes exchanged quick, anxious glances, questioning, expressive of dismay. YONE TALKED AT ONCE LOUDLY AND WITH EXAGGERATED DECISION OBVIOUSLY TRYING TO SAY SOMETHING PLAUSIBLE AGAINST HEAVY ODDS STRIVING TO EXPLAIN NATURALLY THAT AN ANIMAL MIGHT SO EASILY CONCEAL ITSELF FROM US OR SWIM AWAY BEFORE WE HAD TIME TO LIGHT UPON ITS TRAIL FOR WE ALL SPOKE OF THAT TRAIL AS THOUGH IT REALLY EXISTED AND WE HAD MORE TO GO UPON THAN THE MERE MARKS OF PAWS ABOUT THE TENTS OF JOAN AND THE CANADIAN INDEED BUT FOR THESE AND THE TORN TENT I THINK IT WOULD OF COURSE HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE TO IGNORE THE EXISTENCE OF THIS BEAST INTRUDER ALTOGETHER AND IT WAS HERE UNDER THIS ANGRY DAWN AS WE STOOD IN THE SHELTER OF THE STOCKADE FROM THE POURING RAIN WEARY YET SO STRANGELY EXCITED IT WAS HERE OUT OF THIS CONFUSION OF VOICES AND EXPLANATIONS THAT VERY STEALTHILY THE GHOST OF SOMETHING HORRIBLE SLIPPED IN AND STOOD AMONG US IT MADE ALL OUR EXPLANATIONS SEEM CHILDISH AND UNTRUE THE FALSE RELATION WAS INSTANTLY EXPOSED EYES EXCHANGED QUICK ANXIOUS GLANCES QUESTIONING EXPRESSIVE OF DISMAY
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