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"You saved mine," replied the American. There was a moment's silence, and then Altamont added   "We're quits, Hatteras." "No, Altamont," said the captain; "when the Doctor dragged you out of your icy tomb, I did not know who you were; but you saved me at the peril of your own life, knowing quite well who I was." YOU SAVED MINE REPLIED THE AMERICAN THERE WAS A MOMENT'S SILENCE AND THEN ALTAMONT ADDED WHERE QUITS HATTERAS NO ALTAMONT SAID THE CAPTAIN WHEN THE DOCTOR DRAGGED YOU OUT OF YOUR ICY TOMB I DID NOT KNOW WHO YOU WERE BUT YOU SAVED ME AT THE PERIL OF YOUR OWN LIFE KNOWING QUITE WELL WHO I WAS
ed Altamont, flinging away his discharged weapon, and throwing himself right in front of the raging animals. One of them, shot to the heart, fell dead as he reached the spot, while the other dashed madly on Hatteras, and was about to gore the unfortunate captain with his horns, when Altamont plunged his snow knife far into the beast's wide open jaws with one hand, with the other dealt him such a tremendous blow on the head with his hatchet, that the skull was completely split open. It was done so quickly that it seemed like a flash of lightning, and all was over. The second ox lay dead, and Clawbonny shouted "Hurrah! hurrah!" Hatteras was saved. He owed his life to the man he hated the most. What a storm of conflicting passions this must have roused in his soul! But where was the emotion he could not master? However, his action was prompt, whatever his feeling might be. Without a moment's hesitancy, he went up to his rival, and said in a grave voice-- "Altamont, you have saved my life! GRAZE HIS HEAD COURAGE SHOUTED ALTAMONT FLINGING AWAY HIS DISCHARGED WEAPON AND THROWING HIMSELF RIGHT IN FRONT OF THE RAGING ANIMALS ONE OF THEM SHOT TO THE HEART FELL DEAD AS HE REACHED THE SPOT WHILE THE OTHER DASHED MADLY ON HATTERAS AND WAS ABOUT TO GORE THE UNFORTUNATE CAPTAIN WITH HIS HORNS WHEN ALTAMONT PLUNGED HIS SNOW KNIFE FAR INTO THE BEAST'S WIDE OPEN JAWS WITH ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER DEALT HIM SUCH A TREMENDOUS BLOW ON THE HEAD WITH HIS HATCHET THAT THE SKULL WAS COMPLETELY SPLIT OPEN IT WAS DONE SO QUICKLY THAT IT SEEMED LIKE A FLASH OF LIGHTNING AND ALL WAS OVER THE SECOND OX LAY DEAD AND CLAWBONNY SHOUTED HURRAH HURRAH HATTERAS WAS SAVED HE OWED HIS LIFE TO THE MAN HE HATED THE MOST WHAT A STORM OF CONFLICTING PASSIONS THIS MUST HAVE ROUSED IN HIS SOUL BUT WHERE WAS THE EMOTION HE COULD NOT MASTER HOWEVER HIS ACTION WAS PROMPT WHATEVER HIS FEELING MIGHT BE WITHOUT A MOMENT'S HESITANCY HE WENT UP TO HIS RIVAL AND SAID IN A GRAVE VOICE ALTAMONT YOU HAVE SAVED MY LIFE
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