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"No, not even a bit of iron!" The Doctor was silent for a minute, as if thinking. Then he said   "Are you quite certain the animal is following us?" "Yes, Mr. Clawbonny, he is reckoning on a good feed of human flesh!" "Johnson!" exclaimed the Doctor, grieved at the despairing mood of his companion. NO NOT EVEN A BIT OF IRON THE DOCTOR WAS SILENT FOR A MOMENT AS IF THINKING THEN HE SAID ARE YOU QUITE CERTAIN THE ANIMAL IS FOLLOWING US YES MISTER CLAWBONNY HE IS RECKONING ON A GOOD FEED OF HUMAN FLESH JOHNSON EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR GRIEVED AT THE DESPAIRING MOOD OF HIS COMPANION
h attempt, but his entreaties and supplications were powerless; they could not do impossibilities. [Illustration: ] "Well, at any rate," he said, "I won't die of cold if I must of hunger." He set to work to hew out a hut in an iceberg, aided by Johnson, and really they looked like men digging their own tomb. It was hard labour, but at length the task was accomplished. The little house was ready, and the miserable men took up their abode in it. In the evening, while the others lay motionless, a sort of hallucination came over Johnson, and he began raving about bears. The Doctor roused himself from his torpor, and asked the old man what he meant, and what bear he was talking about. "The bear that is following us," replied Johnson. "A bear following us?" "Yes, for the last two days!" "For the last two days! You have seen him?" "Yes, about a mile to leeward." "And you never told me, Johnson!" "What was the good!" "True enough," said the Doctor; "we have not a single bail to send after him! HE END OF TWO HOURS THEY SANK EXHAUSTED HATTERAS URGED THEM TO MAKE A FRESH ATTEMPT BUT HIS ENTREATIES AND SUPPLICATIONS WERE POWERLESS THEY COULD NOT DO IMPOSSIBILITIES WELL AT ANY RATE HE SAID I WON'T DIE OF COLD IF I MUST OF HUNGER HE SET TO WORK TO HEW OUT A HUT IN AN ICEBERG AIDED BY JOHNSON AND REALLY THEY LOOKED LIKE MEN DIGGING THEIR OWN TOMB IT WAS HARD LABOUR BUT AT LENGTH THE TASK WAS ACCOMPLISHED THE LITTLE HOUSE WAS READY AND THE MISERABLE MEN TOOK UP THEIR ABODE IN IT IN THE EVENING WHILE THE OTHERS LAY MOTIONLESS A SORT OF HALLUCINATION CAME OVER JOHNSON AND HE BEGAN RAVING ABOUT BEARS THE DOCTOR ROUSED HIMSELF FROM HIS TORPOR AND ASKED THE OLD MAN WHAT HE MEANT AND WHAT BEAR HE WAS TALKING ABOUT THE BEAR THAT IS FOLLOWING US REPLIED JOHNSON A BEAR FOLLOWING US YES FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS FOR THE LAST TWO DAYS YOU HAVE SEEN HIM YES ABOUT A MILE TO LEEWARD AND YOU NEVER TOLD ME JOHNSON WHAT WAS THE GOOD TRUE ENOUGH SAID THE DOCTOR WE HAVE NOT A SINGLE BALL TO SEND AFTER HIM
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