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Many and vivid impressions flashed through my mind, but not one of them resulted in action, because I was in instant dread that the beast any moment would leap in my direction and be upon me. MANY AND VIVID IMPRESSIONS FLASHED THROUGH MY MIND BUT NOT ONE OF THEM RESULTED IN ACTION BECAUSE I WAS IN INSTANT DREAD THAT THE BEAST ANY MOMENT WOULD LEAP IN MY DIRECTION AND BE UPON ME
tless, for I saw the canvas sides bulge this way and that as he moved within. The flap pushed forward. He was coming out, like myself, to sniff the air; and I was not surprised, for its sweetness after the rain was intoxicating. And he came on all fours, just as I had done. I saw a head thrust round the edge of the tent. And then I saw that it was not Sangree at all. It was an animal. And the same instant I realised something else too—it was the animal; and its whole presentment for some unaccountable reason was unutterably malefic. A cry I was quite unable to suppress escaped me, and the creature turned on the instant and stared at me with baleful eyes. I could have dropped on the spot, for the strength all ran out of my body with a rush. Something about it touched in me the living terror that grips and paralyses. If the mind requires but the tenth of a second to form an impression, I must have stood there stockstill for several seconds while I seized the ropes for support and stared. AS AWAKE AND RESTLESS FOR I SAW THE CANVAS SIDES BULGE THIS WAY AND THAT AS HE MOVED WITHIN THE TENT FLAP PUSHED FORWARD HE WAS COMING OUT LIKE MYSELF TO SNIFF THE AIR AND I WAS NOT SURPRISED FOR ITS SWEETNESS AFTER THE RAIN WAS INTOXICATING AND HE CAME ON ALL FOURS JUST AS I HAD DONE I SAW A HEAD THRUST ROUND THE EDGE OF THE TENT AND THEN I SAW THAT IT WAS NOT SANGREE AT ALL IT WAS AN ANIMAL AND THE SAME INSTANT I REALISED SOMETHING ELSE TOO IT WAS THE ANIMAL AND ITS WHOLE PRESENTMENT FOR SOME UNACCOUNTABLE REASON WAS UNUTTERABLY MALIFIC A CRY I WAS QUITE UNABLE TO SUPPRESS ESCAPED ME AND THE CREATURE TURNED ON THE INSTANT AND STARED AT ME WITH BALEFUL EYES I COULD HAVE DROPPED ON THE SPOT FOR THE STRENGTH ALL RAN OUT OF MY BODY WITH A RUSH SOMETHING ABOUT IT TOUCHED IN ME THE LIVING TERROR THAT GRIPS AND PARALYZES IF THE MIND REQUIRES BUT THE TENTH OF A SECOND TO FORM AN IMPRESSION I MUST HAVE STOOD THERE STOCK STILL FOR SEVERAL SECONDS WHILE I SEIZED THE ROPES FOR SUPPORT AND STARED
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