In another moment they were in full flight up the rugged pathway leading from the basin, hotly pursued by their mysterious enemy.
The latter seemed to pass directly through the fire, scattering its blazing brands to all sides.

At the same time he snatched up a flaming timber for use as a weapon against such of the panic-stricken savages as still remained within reach.
The flashes of light that accompanied the apparition, while illuminating all nearby objects, had left it shrouded in darkness, and only when it crouched for an instant above the fire did Cabot gain a clear glimpse of the gigantic form.

To his dismay it appeared to be a great beast with a human resemblance.

It had the gleaming teeth, the horrid jaws, the sharp ears, in fact the face and head of a wolf, the tawny mane of a lion, and was covered with thick fur; but it stood erect and used its arms like a man.

At the same time, the sounds issuing from its throat seemed a combination of incoherent human cries and wolfish howlings.