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But his hesitation scarcely lasted half a second, his better self conquered, and exclaiming, "No, it would be cowardly!" he rushed forward with Clawbonny. Hatteras full well understood how his rival felt, but would rather have died than have begged his intervention. BUT HIS HESITATION SCARCELY LASTED HALF A SECOND HIS BETTER SELF CONQUERED AND EXCLAIMING NO IT WOULD BE COWARDLY HE RUSHED FORWARD WITH CLAWBONNY HATTERAS FULL WELL UNDERSTOOD HOW HIS RIVAL FELT BUT WOULD RATHER HAVE DIED THAN HAVE BEGGED HIS INTERVENTION
 to bestow a few bullets on these gentry?" said Altamont. "Oh, no, it is 'a fair field now and no favour,'" returned Clawbonny. The oxen had begun to shake themselves impatiently at Duk, trying to kick him off, when Hatteras started up right in front of them, shouting and chasing them back. This was the signal for Altamont and the Doctor to rush forward and fire, but at the sight of two assailants, the terrified animals wheeled round and attacked Hatteras. He met their onset with a firm, steady foot, and fired straight at their heads. But both his balls were powerless, and only served still further to madden the enraged beasts. They rushed upon the unfortunate man like furies, and threw him on the ground in an instant. "He is a dead man!" exclaimed the Doctor, in despairing accents. A tremendous struggle was going on in Altamont's breast at the sight of his prostrate foe, and though his first impulse was to hasten to his help, he stopped short, battling with himself and his prejudices.  YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION THIS TIME TO BESTOW A FEW BULLETS ON THESE GENTRY SAID ALTAMONT OH NO IT IS A FAIR FIELD NOW AND NO FAVOUR RETURNED CLAWBONNY THE OXEN HAD BEGUN TO SHAKE THEMSELVES IMPATIENTLY AT DUKE TRYING TO KICK HIM OFF WHEN HATTERAS STARTED UP RIGHT IN FRONT OF THEM SHOUTING AND CHASING THEM BACK THIS WAS THE SIGNAL FOR ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR TO RUSH FORWARD AND FIRE BUT AT THE SIGHT OF THE TWO ASSAILANTS THE TERRIFIED ANIMALS WHEELED ROUND AND ATTACKED HATTERAS HE MET THEIR ONSET WITH A FIRM STEADY FOOT AND FIRED STRAIGHT AT THEIR HEADS BUT BOTH HIS BALLS WERE POWERLESS AND ONLY SERVED STILL FURTHER TO MADDEN THE ENRAGED BEASTS THEY RUSHED UPON THE UNFORTUNATE MAN LIKE FURIES AND THREW HIM ON THE GROUND IN AN INSTANT HE IS A DEAD MAN EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR IN DESPAIRING ACCENTS A TREMENDOUSRUGGLE WAS GOING ON IN ALTAMONT'S BREAST AT THE SIGHT OF HIS PROSTRATE FOE AND THOUGH HIS FIRST IMPULSE WAS TO HASTEN TO HIS HELP HE STOPPED SHORT BATTLING WITH HIMSELF AND HIS PREJUDICES
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