I have my sepet-ram." "We could never find our way." "Only tell me," said I, "where it lies, and I will go by the stars." "The trouble is," said she, "that even if we did succeed in reaching my land, I should be sent back again; for I was sent here as a sacred hostage, and I have been here four seasons." But in the midst of this conversation a sound arrested our attention--heavy, puffing, snorting sound, as of some living thing.
Hastily I started up, rifle in hand, and looked; and as I looked I felt my nerves thrill with horror.

There, close by the shore, I saw a vast form--a living thing--full sixty feet in length.

It had a body like that of an elephant, the head of a crocodile, and enormous glaring eyes.

Its immense body was covered with impenetrable armor, and was supported on legs long enough to allow it to run with great speed.

It differed in many respects from the monster of the swamp--the legs being longer, the tail shorter and thinner, and its head and jaws larger and longer.