"Not," added he, "so long as the elephant acts as he is doing; but he may not continue thus.

These creatures are wonderfully sagacious; and if he only perceives that the pillar moves under his weight, a new idea may get into his brain, and then it will be all up with Ossaroo." "Ha! I begin to comprehend you," said Caspar, beginning to share the alarm of his brother.

"There is danger in that.

What is to be done?
If we only had our guns up here, we might open fire on the brute.
Whether we succeeded in killing him or not, we might at all events divert his attention from Ossaroo, and perhaps hinder him from thinking of the plan you speak of.

We might go down and get our guns.