Chap. VI.] 
THE ELEPHANT. 
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The demeanour of those taken in the second drive 
differed materially from that of the preceding captives, 
who, having entered the corral in darkness, to find 
themselves girt with fire and smoke, and beset by hideous 
sounds and sights on every side, were speedily reduced 
by fear to stupor and submission — whereas, the second 
herd having passed into the enclosure by daylight, 
and its area being trodden down in many places, could 
clearly discover the fences, and were consequently more 
alarmed and enraged at their confinement. They were 
thus as restless as the others had been calm, and so 
much more vigorous in their assaults that, on one occa- 
sion, their courageous leader, undaunted by the multi- 
tude of white wands thrust towards her, was only driven 
back from the stockade by a hunter hurling a blazing 
flambeau at her head. Her attitude as she stood repulsed, 
but still irresolute, was a study for a painter. Her eye 
dilated, her ears expanded, her back arched like a tiger, 
and her fore-foot in air, whilst she uttered those hideous 
screams that are imperfectly described by the term 
ee trumpeting." 
Although repeatedly passing by the unfortunates from 
the former drove, the new herd seemed to take no 
friendly notice of them ; they halted inquiringly for a 
minute, and then resumed their career round the corral, 
and once or twice in their headlong flight they rushed 
madly over the bodies of the prostrate captives as they 
lay in their misery on the ground. 
It was evening before the new captives had grown 
wearied with their furious and repeated charges, and stood 
still in the centre of the corral collected into a terrified 
and motionless group. The fires were then relighted, 
the guard redoubled by the addition of the watchers, 
