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"You think they have discovered our presence here?" "No doubt of it, unless we have got into a bear pass, but then, why should these footprints be in a circle round our fort? YOU THINK THEY HAVE DISCOVERED OUR PRESENCE HERE NO DOUBT OF IT UNLESS WE HAVE GOT INTO A BARE PASS BUT THEN WHY SHOULD THESE FOOTPRINTS BE IN A CIRCLE ROUND OUR FORT
 enough, I think!" "Ay, only too plain," added Bell, "bears have been here!" "First rate game!" said Altamont. "There's only one fault about it." "And what is that?" asked Bell. "What do you mean?" "I mean this--there are distinct traces of five bears, and five bears are rather too much for five men." "Are you sure there are five?" said Clawbonny. "Look and see for yourself. Here is one footprint, and there is another quite different. These claws are far wider apart than those; and see here, again, that paw belongs to a much smaller bear. I tell you, if you look carefully, you will see the marks of all five different bears distinctly." "You're right," said Bell, after a close inspection. "If that's the case, then," said the Doctor, "we must take care what we're about, and not be foolhardy, for these animals are starving after the severe winter, and they might be extremely dangerous to encounter and, since we are sure of their number----" "And of their intentions, too," put in Altamont. EACH OTHER SILENTLY AND THEN THE DOCTOR EXCLAIMED WELL THESE ARE PLAIN ENOUGH I THINK AY ONLY TOO PLAIN ADDED BELL BEARS HAVE BEEN HERE FIRST RATE GAME SAID ALTAMONT THERE'S ONLY ONE FAULT ABOUT IT AND WHAT IS THAT ASKED BELL WHAT DO YOU MEAN I MEAN THIS THERE ARE DISTINCT TRACES OF FIVE BEARS AND FIVE BEARS ARE RATHER TOO MUCH FOR FIVE MEN ARE YOU SURE THERE ARE FIVE SAID CLAWBONNY LOOK AND SEE FOR YOURSELF HERE IS ONE FOOTPRINT AND THERE IS ANOTHER QUITE DIFFERENT THESE CLAWS ARE FAR WIDER APART THAN THOSE AND SEE HERE AGAIN THAT PAW BELONGS TO A MUCH SMALLER BEAR I TELL YOU IF YOU LOOK CAREFULLY YOU WILL SEE THE MARKS OF ALL FIVE DIFFERENT BEARS DISTINCTLY YOU ARE RIGHT SAID BELL AFTER A CLOSE INSPECTION IF THAT'S THE CASE THEN SAID THE DOCTOR WE MUST TAKE CARE WHAT WE'RE ABOUT AND NOT BE FOOLHARDY FOR THESE ANIMALS ARE STARVING AFTER THE SEVERE WINTER AND THEY MIGHT BE EXTREMELY DANGEROUS TO ENCOUNTER AND SINCE WE ARE SURE OF THEIR NUMBER AND OF THEIR INTENTIONS TOO PUT IN ALTAMONT
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