He buried his jaws deep.
They sank in something soft and hairy, and he opened them for another lunge.

And then he heard the voice! It was _her voice_! Every muscle in his body stood still.

He became suddenly like flesh turned to lifeless stone.
_Her voice_! The bear rug was thrown back and what had been hidden under it he saw clearly now in the light of the moon and the stars.

In him instinct worked more swiftly than human brain could have given birth to reason.

It was not _she_.