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"I have a companion to introduce to you," replied the Doctor, going out again into the passage, and bringing back a dead fox, newly killed. "I shot it this morning," he continued, "and never did fox come more opportunely." "What on earth do you mean?" asked Altamont. "I mean to blow up the bears en masse with 100 lbs of powder." "But where is the powder?" exclaimed his friend. "In the magazine. This passage will lead to it. I made it purposely." I HAVE A COMPANION TO INTRODUCE TO YOU REPLIED THE DOCTOR GOING OUT AGAIN INTO THE PASSAGE AND BRINGING BACK A DEAD FOX NEWLY KILLED I SHOT IT THIS MORNING HE CONTINUED AND NEVER DID FOX COME MORE OPPORTUNELY WHAT ON EARTH DO YOU MEAN ASKED ALTAMONT I MEAN TO BLOW UP THE BEARS EN MASSE WITH ONE HUNDRED POUNDS OF POWDER BUT WHERE IS THE POWDER EXCLAIMED HIS FRIEND IN THE MAGAZINE THIS PASSAGE WILL LEAD TO IT I MADE IT PURPOSELY
he field clear for the whole pack to come in and find out our stores. Pretty havoc they would make!" "No, we must stay here," said Hatteras. "Of course we must," replied Clawbonny, "but we'll get rid of the bears for all that." "I told you so," said Johnson, rubbing his hands. "I knew nothing was hopeless if Mr. Clawbonny was here; he has always some expedient in his wise head." "My poor head is very empty, I fear, but by dint of rummaging perhaps I----" "Doctor," interrupted Altamont, "I suppose there is no fear of the bears getting in by the passage you have made?" "No, I took care to stop up the opening thoroughly, and now we can reach the powder-magazine without letting them see us." "All right; and now will you let us have your plan of getting rid of these comical assailants?" [Illustration: ] "My plan is quite simple, and part of the work is done already." "What do you mean?" "You shall see. But I am forgetting that I brought a companion with me." "What do you say?" said Johnson. UR WAY IN WE CAN FIND OUR WAY OUT BY THE SAME ROAD A LIKELY STORY AND LEAVE THE FIELD CLEAR FOR THE WHOLE PACK TO COME IN AND FIND OUT OUR STORES PRETTY HAVOC THEY WOULD MAKE NO WE MUST STAY HERE SAID HATTERAS OF COURSE WE MUST REPLIED CLAWBONNY BUT WE'LL GET RID OF THE BEARS FOR ALL THAT I TOLD YOU SO SAID JOHNSON RUBBING HIS HANDS I KNEW NOTHING WAS HOPELESS IF MISTER CLAWBONNY WAS HERE HE HAS ALWAYS SOME EXPEDIENT IN HIS WISE HEAD MY POOR HEAD IS VERY EMPTY I FEAR BUT BY DINT OF RUMMAGING PERHAPS I DOCTOR INTERRUPTED ALTAMONT I SUPPOSE THERE IS NO FEAR OF THE BEARS GETTING IN BY THE PASSAGE YOU HAVE MADE NO I TOOK CARE TO STOP UP THE OPENING THOROUGHLY AND NOW WE CAN REACH THE POWDER MAGAZINE WITHOUT LETTING THEM SEE US ALL RIGHT AND NOW WILL YOU LET US HAVE YOUR PLAN OF GETTING RID OF THESE COMICAL ASSAILANTS MY PLAN IS QUITE SIMPLE AND PART OF THE WORK IS DONE ALREADY WHAT DO YOU MEAN YOU SHALL SEE BUT I AM FORGETTING THAT I BROUGHT A COMPANION WITH ME WHAT DO YOU SAY SAID JOHNSON
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