In the position that we now occupied, we unavoidably gave him the wind, and he of course almost immediately discovered us.

Giving two or three shrill trumpets, he paced quickly to and fro before the jungle, as though he were guarding the entrance.

To enter the high grass to attack him, would have been folly, as he was fully prepared, and when once in the tangled mass we could not have seen him until he was upon us; we therefore amused ourselves for about ten minutes by shouting at him.

During this time he continued pacing backwards and forwards, screaming almost without intermission; and having suddenly made up his mind to stand this bullying no longer, he threw his trunk up in the air and charged straight at us.

The dust flew like smoke from the dry grass as he rushed through it; but we were well prepared to receive him.