Kalman stepped quickly in front of her, caught her round the waist, and swung her behind him.
"Go back!" he cried.

"Get away, all of you." There was an immediate clearance of the space in front of the tent.

Seizing a club, he sprang among the fighting beasts.
"Oh! you good man! Come here and save me," cried Aunt Janet in a frenzy of relief.

But Kalman was too busy for the moment to give heed to her cries.

As he entered, a fiercer howl arose above the din.