Nessus hastened to raise him.
"My lord is not hurt, I hope ?" "In no way, Nessus, thanks to you; but my head swims and my arm is well nigh broken with that blow.

Who would have thought a beast like that could have struck so hard?
See, he has dented in my helmet and has bent my shield! Now, before we go back and search for the body, let us see what its den is like." "Do you take my spear, my lord; your own is broken, and your bow has gone over the precipice.

It may be that there is another bear here.
Where one is, the other is seldom far off." They advanced on to the platform, and saw in the corner of the angle a cave entering some distance into the hill.

As they approached the entrance a deep growl was heard within.
"We had best leave it alone, my lord," Nessus said as they both recoiled a step at the entrance.

"This is doubtless the female, and these are larger and fiercer than the males." "I agree with you, Nessus," Malchus said.