One time it's like thunder, and another it's like Bottom the Weaver." "Like what ?" cried West.
"The gentleman I named who played lion, and for fear of frightening the ladies said he would roar him as gently as a sucking dove.

Now then, what's to be done ?" "I don't know," said West.

"We did not calculate upon having lions to act as sentries on behalf of the Boers." "Let's bear off more to the north and try to outflank the great cat." Changing their course, they started to make a half-circle of a couple of miles' radius, riding steadily on, but only to have their shivering mounts startled again and again till they were ready to give up in despair.
"We'd better wait till daybreak," said West.
"There's no occasion to," said Ingleborough, "for there it is, coming right behind us, and we're going too much to the west.

Bear off, and let's ride on.

I don't suppose we shall be troubled any more.