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"You are simply going to lay a train of powder." "No, that might miss fire." "Well, there is no way then but for one of us to devote his life to the others, and go and light the powder himself." YOU ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LAY A TRAIN OF POWDER NO THAT MIGHT MISS FIRE WELL THERE IS NO WAY THEN BUT FOR ONE OF US TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO THE OTHERS AND GO AND LIGHT THE POWDER HIMSELF
ld get a bit shaken." "And how do you propose to manage?" asked Altamont. "See! By hauling in this rope we lower the post which props up the roof, and make it give way, and bring up the dead fox to light, and I think you will agree with me that the bears are so famished with their long fasting, that they won't lose much time in rushing towards their unexpected meal. Well, just at that very moment, I shall set fire to the mine, and blow up both the guests and the meal." "Capital! Capital!" shouted Johnson, who had been listening with intense interest. [Illustration: ] Hatteras said nothing, for he had such absolute confidence in his friend that he wanted no further explanation. But Altamont must know the why and wherefore of everything. "But Doctor," he said, "can you reckon on your match so exactly that you can be quite sure it will fire the mine at the right moment?" "I don't need to reckon at all; that's a difficulty easily got over." "Then you have a match a hundred feet long?" "No.  IS SOLID AND WE CAN SOON REPAIR THE WALLS EVEN IF THEY SHOULD GET A BIT SHAKEN AND HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO MANAGE ASKED ALTAMONT SEE BY HAULING IN THIS ROPE WE LOWER THE POST WHICH PROPS UP THE ROOF AND MAKE IT GIVE WAY AND BRING UP THE DEAD FOX TO LIGHT AND I THINK YOU WILL AGREE WITH ME THAT THE BEARS ARE SO FAMISHED WITH THEIR LONG FASTING THAT THEY WON'T LOSE MUCH TIME IN RUSHING TOWARDS THEIR UNEXPECTED MEAL WELL JUST AT THAT VERY MOMENT I SHALL SET FIRE TO THE MINE AND BLOW UP BOTH THE GUESTS AND THE MEAL CAPITAL CAPITAL SHOUTED JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN LISTENING WITH INTENSE INTEREST HATTERAS SAID NOTHING FOR HE HAD SUCH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN HIS FRIEND THAT HE WANTED NO FURTHER EXPLANATION BUT ALTAMONT MUST KNOW THE WHY AND WHEREFORE OF EVERYTHING BUT DOCTOR HE SAID CAN YOU RECKON ON YOUR MATCH SO EXACTLY THAT YOU CAN BE QUITE SURE IT WILL FIRE THE MINE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT I DON'T NEED TO RECKON AT ALL THAT'S A DIFFICULTY EASILY GOT OVER THEN YOU HAVE A MATCH A HUNDRED FEET LONG NO
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