I stirred him a little to see if I could get him out, and he essayed to get up, but was not able to raise himself; and I thought with myself he might even lie there—for if he had frightened me, so he would certainly fright any of the savages, if any of them should be so hardy as to come in there while he had any life in him.
Az öreg állat a végkimerüléssel küzdött és élete utolsó perceit élte. Megérintettem a lábammal, mert gondoltam, megpróbálom kivezetni, de az állatnak nem volt immár jártányi ereje sem.