After the boys had thrown out two more martens, the panther did not return, and they saw nothing more of it.

As soon as day dawned they crept forth from their shattered camp, hastened down the stream and reached home with their trapped animals.
The first time I heard Grandsir Billy tell the story he said that the panther was as large as a yearling steer.

Later he declared that it was the size of a two-year-old steer; and I have frequently heard him say that it was as large as a three-year-old! The old Squire said it was as large as the largest dog he ever saw..