It was not that he liked Ossaroo better, or would have more bitterly lamented his fate, had the latter perished by the proboscis of the elephant.

No, that was not the reason; but simply that Karl more clearly comprehended the danger in which the shikaree was placed.
After watching the efforts of the elephant for a short time, Caspar had become convinced that the animal could not reach Ossaroo--so long as the latter preserved his balance upon the summit of the rock.

Karl was equally satisfied of this; and both by their shouts kept encouraging the shikaree to stand firm.

But Karl soon noted another circumstance, which was as yet unperceived by Caspar, and it was this that was inspiring him with keener apprehension than that felt by his brother.

He had noticed that, each time as the elephant erected himself against the obelisk, the rock seemed slightly to shake.