The Mo7iarchs of the Herd 5i 



through their midst. He went straight towards 

 the tusker with whom he had been brought up, 

 his companion in long servitude under the now 

 vanquished herd-bull, and without pretext, save 

 that of fully roused passions, attacked him on 

 the instant. The other received the shock 

 without a tremor, and in the contact the lust of 

 fio-htino- seemed to be communicated to him. 



He pushed, and felt his already exhausted 

 antagonist yield ground ; he redoubled his 



efforts, and the enemy first gave way, then 



suddenly slipped and fell. In a moment two 



sharp tusks were 



buried in his side ; 



aeain and aoain till 



the soil was reddened 



and the victor stood 



with uplifted trunk, 



with crimson tusks, 



and o^lared around 



for any other adversary. There was none to 



withstand him, and he entered into his kingdom 



over the necks of his two defeated foes. 



Meantime the vanquished herd-bull was 



