Then Fred saw, a short distance to the right, some more elephants that had previously been hidden by the trees.

We both whispered to Ake to stop, but he either did not hear us on account of his heavy sun hat or else was too intent upon the elephants in front to heed.
[Photograph: A Nandi Spearman] [Photograph: By courtesy of W.D.Boyce In the Deep Jungle Growth] [Photograph: As the Elephant Fell] "Ake," whispered Fred, "there's a good bull over there with good tusks.
Wait a minute." But Ake, camera in position, continued to advance and so we followed.

The elephants, a big cow and a half-grown one, were now facing us with ears wide spread.

They looked very nasty.

I thought they would turn and run away and was not uneasy about the outcome.