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"Well, what of it?" returned Hatteras. "We shall have a hand to hand struggle, that's all." "And so much the better," added Altamont; "that's far more to my taste; I have had enough of invisible foes  let me see my antagonist, and then I can fight him." WELL WHAT OF IT RETURNED HATTERAS WE SHALL HAVE A HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE THAT'S ALL AND SO MUCH THE BETTER ADDED ALTAMONT THAT'S FAR MORE TO MY TASTE I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF INVISIBLE FOES LET ME SEE MY ANTAGONIST AND THEN I CAN FIGHT HIM
nutes, and Bell was showing himself quite an adept in the business, when Johnson, who had been keeping watch in the sleeping room, came hurriedly in to his companions, pulling such a long face, that the captain asked immediately what was the matter? "Nothing exactly," said the old sailor, "and yet--" "Come, out with it!" exclaimed Altamont. "Hush! don't you hear a peculiar noise?" "Where?" "Here, on this side, on the wall of the room." Bell stopped working, and listened attentively like the rest. Johnson was right; a noise there certainly was on the side wall, as if some one were cutting the ice. "Don't you hear it?" repeated Johnson. "Hear it? Yes, plain enough," replied Altamont. "Is it the bears?" asked Bell. "Most assuredly." "Well; they have changed their tactics," said old Johnson, "and given up the idea of suffocating us." "Or may be they suppose we are suffocated by now," suggested the American, getting furious at his invisible enemies. "They are going to attack us," said Bell. KE AN OPENING IN THE ROOF THEY HAD BEEN WORKING AWAY AT THIS FOR SOME MINUTES AND BELL WAS SHOWING HIMSELF QUITE AN ADEPT IN THE BUSINESS WHEN JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN KEEPING WATCH IN THE SLEEPING ROOM CAME HURRIEDLY IN TO HIS COMPANIONS PULLING SUCH A LONG FACE THAT THE CAPTAIN ASKED IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS THE MATTER NOTHING EXACTLY SAID THE OLD SAILOR AND YET COME OUT WITH IT EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT HUSH DON'T YOU HEAR A PECULIAR NOISE WHERE HERE ON THIS SIDE ON THE WALL OF THE ROOM BELL STOPPED WORKING AND LISTENED ATTENTIVELY LIKE THE REST JOHNSON WAS RIGHT A NOISE THERE CERTAINLY WAS ON THE SIDE WALL AS IF SOME ONE WERE CUTTING THE ICE DON'T YOU HEAR IT REPEATED JOHNSON HEAR IT YES PLAIN ENOUGH REPLIED ALTAMONT IS IT THE BEARS ASKED BELL MOST ASSUREDLY WELL THEY HAVE CHANGED THEIR TACTICS SAID OLD JOHNSON AND GIVEN UP THE IDEA OF SUFFOCATING US OR MAYBE THEY SUPPOSE WE ARE SUFFOCATED BY NOW SUGGESTED THE AMERICAN GETTING FURIOUS AT HIS INVISIBLE ENEMIES THEY ARE GOING TO ATTACK US SAID BELL
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