284 Life and Immortality. 
monster, upon erect haunches, poses, the embodiment of 
perfect contentment. 
But in the case of the Owl it was otherwise, Perhaps it 
was too large for the monster to attack, or, knowing from 
rumor of gossiping friends the reputation of the former for 
cruelty and murder, a conciliatory spirit was thought the best 
to adopt. Noone knows the bitter character of the first 
interview, or whether a liking for each other sprang up from 
the beginning. Be this as it may, there can be no denying 
the fact that a friendship was cemented between the two 
animals, widely divergent in structural peculiarities as they are 
known to be, that gave hope of becoming long and enduring. 
