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"And how do you propose to manage?" asked Altamont. AND HOW DO YOU PROPOSE TO MANAGE ASKED ALTAMONT
n work, and getting right down to us as fast as possible; but wait a bit, my gentlemen, we'll demolish you first. However, we have not a minute to lose." Hastening away to the mine, he had the chamber where the powder was to be lodged enlarged the whole breadth and height of the sloping rock against which the wall leaned, till the upper part was about a foot thick, and had to be propped up to prevent its falling in. A strong stake was fixed firmly on the granite foundation, on the top of which the dead fox was fastened. A rope was attached to the lower part of the stake, sufficiently long to reach the powder stores. "This is the bait," he said, pointing to the dead fox, "and here is the mine," he added, rolling in a keg of powder containing about 100 lbs. "But, Doctor," said Hatteras, "won't that blow us up too, as well as the bears?" "No, we shall be too far from the scene of explosion. Besides, our house is solid, and we can soon repair the walls even if they should get a bit shaken. O BE BENT ON DEMOLISHING THEIR OWN WORK AND GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO US AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BUT WAIT A BIT MY GENTLEMEN WE'LL DEMOLISH YOU FIRST HOWEVER WE HAVE NOT A MINUTE TO LOSE HASTENING AWAY TO THE MINE HE HAD THE CHAMBER WHERE THE POWDER WAS TO BE LODGED ENLARGED THE WHOLE BREADTH AND HEIGHT OF THE SLOPING ROCK AGAINST WHICH THE WALL LEANED TILL THE UPPER PART WAS ABOUT A FOOT THICK AND HAD TO BE PROPPED UP TO PREVENT ITS FALLING IN A STRONG STAKE WAS FIXED FIRMLY ON THE GRANITE FOUNDATION ON THE TOP OF WHICH THE DEAD FOX WAS FASTENED A ROPE WAS ATTACHED TO THE LOWER PART OF THE STAKE SUFFICIENTLY LONG TO REACH THE POWDER STORES THIS IS THE BAIT HE SAID POINTING TO THE DEAD FOX AND HERE IS THE MINE HE ADDED ROLLING IN A KEG OF POWDER CONTAINING ABOUT A HUNDRED POUNDS BUT DOCTOR SAID HATTERAS WON'T THAT BLOW US UP TO AS WELL AS THE BEARS NO WE SHALL BE TOO FAR FROM THE SCENE OF EXPLOSION BESIDES OUR HOUSE IS SOLID AND WE CAN SOON REPAIR THE WALLS EVEN IF THEY SHOULD GET A BIT SHAKEN
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