Dodge, Mary Mapes, 1830-1905 · [New York : Scribner & Co.] · leaf 99
e Herculeswalked rapidly toward a corner, and, leaning uponhis club, awaited the onslaught of the lion, who,blinded by fury, had not yet perceived his entrance. inclined forward, marked every alteration of posi-tion. Between the two adversaries, it was easy tosee that fear was on the side of the… … THE BEAST GAVE A MIGHTY SPRING. The waiting was of short duration, for the lion, inturning, espied him, and the fire that flashed fromthe eyes of the terrible beast told of savage joy infinding another victim. Here, however, the animal showed for a momenta feeling of anxiety ; slowly, as if…
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