 ... the beasts. Makinda was to go to the right of the rock, while I took the left. Unfortunately, he circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half-human, devilish cry, and beheld...  The World's Work - Page 178edited by - 1922Full view - About this book
 | 1861 - 520 pages
...left. Unfortunately, he circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human,...spoiled my mark, and I did not fire. We ran. till June — VOL. UXXII. NO. CCCCLXJUtTI. О we were exhausted, bat in vain. The alert beasts made good... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, West - 1861 - 568 pages
...left. Unfortunately, he circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human,...hit nothing. Then we rushed on in pursuit; but they know the woods better than we. Once I caught a glimpse of one of the animals again, but an intervening... | |
 | John Holmes Agnew, Walter Hilliard Bidwell, Henry T. Steele - American periodicals - 1861 - 602 pages
...left. Unfortunately, he circled it at too greul a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human,...beheld four young gorillas running toward the deep forest's. Wo fired, but hit nothing. Then we rushed on in pursuit ; but they knetv the woods better... | |
 | Paul B. Du Chaillu - Africa, Central - 1861 - 558 pages
...left. Unfortunately, he circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animal saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human,...and beheld four young gorillas running toward the 86 MAN-LIKE APPEARANCE OF THE GORILLA. deep forests. We fired, but hit nothing. Then we rushed on in... | |
 | William Lonsdale Watkinson, William Theophilus Davison - 1862 - 642 pages
...by a strange, discordant, half-human, devilish cry, and beheld four young gorillas running towards the deep forests. We fired, but hit nothing. Then...one of the animals again, but an intervening tree spoilt my mark, and I did not fire. We ran till we were exhausted, but in vain. The alert beasts made... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, West - 1868 - 334 pages
...Unfortunately, he and his party circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human, devilish cry, and beheld four young and half -grown gorillas running toward the deep forest. I was not ready. We fired, but hit nothing.... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, West - 1869 - 316 pages
...Unfortunately, he and his party circled it at too great a distance. The watchful animals saw him. Suddenly I was startled by a strange, discordant, half human, devilish cry, and beheld four young and half -grown gorillas running toward the deep forest. I was not ready. We fired, but hit nothing.... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, Central - 1890 - 510 pages
...by a strange, discordant, half-human, devilish cry, and beheld four young gorillas running towards the deep forests. We fired, but hit nothing. Then...animals again, but an intervening tree spoiled my aim, and I did not fire. We ran till we were exhausted, but in vain. The alert beasts made good their... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, Central - 1890 - 504 pages
...discordant, half-human, devilish cry, and beheld four young gorillas running towards the deep forests. Wo fired, but hit nothing. Then we rushed on in pursuit...animals again, but an intervening tree spoiled my aim, and I did not fire. We ran till we were exhausted, but in vain. The alert beasts made good their... | |
 | Paul Belloni Du Chaillu - Africa, Central - 1890 - 506 pages
...discordant, half- human, duvili.*h cry, and beheld four young gorillas running towards the deep forests. Wo fired, but hit nothing. Then we rushed on in pursuit...the animals again, but an intervening tree spoiled ray aim, and I did not fire. We ran till we were exhausted, but in vain. The alert beasts made good... | |
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