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"

Hush

!

"

she

whispered

.

"

Hush

,

Esmeralda

,

"

for

the

woman

's

sobs

and

groans

seemed

to

have

attracted

the

thing

that

stalked

there

just

beyond

the

thin

wall

.

A

gentle

scratching

sound

was

heard

on

the

door

.

The

brute

tried

to

force

an

entrance

;

but

presently

this

ceased

,

and

again

she

heard

the

great

pads

creeping

stealthily

around

the

cabin

.

Again

they

stopped

--

beneath

the

window

on

which

the

terrified

eyes

of

the

girl

now

glued

themselves

.

"

God

!

"

she

murmured

,

for

now

,

silhouetted

against

the

moonlit

sky

beyond

,

she

saw

framed

in

the

tiny

square

of

the

latticed

window

the

head

of

a

huge

lioness

.

The

gleaming

eyes

were

fixed

upon

her

in

intent

ferocity

.

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"

Look

,

Esmeralda

!

"

she

whispered

.

"

For

God

's

sake

,

what

shall

we

do

?

Look

!

Quick

!

The

window

!

"

Esmeralda

,

cowering

still

closer

to

her

mistress

,

took

one

frightened

glance

toward

the

little

square

of

moonlight

,

just

as

the

lioness

emitted

a

low

,

savage

snarl

.

The

sight

that

met

the

poor

woman

's

eyes

was

too

much

for

the

already

overstrung

nerves

.

"

Oh

,

Gaberelle

!

"

she

shrieked

,

and

slid

to

the

floor

an

inert

and

senseless

mass

.

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For

what

seemed

an

eternity

the

great

brute

stood

with

its

forepaws

upon

the

sill

,

glaring

into

the

little

room

.

Presently

it

tried

the

strength

of

the

lattice

with

its

great

talons

.

The

girl

had

almost

ceased

to

breathe

,

when

,

to

her

relief

,

the

head

disappeared

and

she

heard

the

brute

's

footsteps

leaving

the

window

.

But

now

they

came

to

the

door

again

,

and

once

more

the

scratching

commenced

;

this

time

with

increasing

force

until

the

great

beast

was

tearing

at

the

massive

panels

in

a

perfect

frenzy

of

eagerness

to

seize

its

defenseless

victims

.

Could

Jane

have

known

the

immense

strength

of

that

door

,

built

piece

by

piece

,

she

would

have

felt

less

fear

of

the

lioness

reaching

her

by

this

avenue

.

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