Shall I shoot ?" "Wait till the bear gets a little nearer.

We can't afford to miss.
He will turn on us." "I'm in a hurry to roll the beast over," said Joshua.

"It's a cruel sight to see a grizzly hunting a man." At this moment Hogan turned his head with the terror-stricken look of a man who felt that he was lost.
The bear was little more than a hundred feet behind him and was gaining steadily.

He was already terribly fatigued--his breathing was reduced to a hoarse pant.

He was overcome by the terror of the situation, and his remaining strength gave way.