The meat was not directly upon his path; moreover, the animal appeared infuriated as he approached.

He had been stung by the shot, and was bent upon revenge.
It was a terrible moment.

The angry monster was within three hundred yards of them.

In a few seconds he would be upon them, and one or the other must become his victim.
In crises like these, bold minds are the most apt to conceive expedients.

So it was with that of Basil.