Its rounded back was easily distinguished over the low bushes; and its broad hanging ears were moving as it marched.

All saw at a glance that it was coming towards the lake, and almost in the same track that the rhinoceros had taken.
Of course this new apparition quite disarranged the plans of the hunters.

At sight of the mighty elephant, they scarce any longer gave a thought to the kobaoba.

Not that they had formed any very great hopes of being able to kill the gigantic animal, yet some such thought was running through their minds.

They had determined to try, at all events.
Before they could agree upon any plan, however, the elephant had got up to the edge of the lake.