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"Inexperienced hunters," he said, "have often lost a whole shoal by attacking them, en masse, with noisy shouts instead of singly and silently." "Is it for the oil or skin that they are mostly hunted?" INEXPERIENCED HUNTERS HE SAID HAVE OFTEN LOST A WHOLE SHOAL BY ATTACKING THEM EN MASSE WITH NOISY SHOUTS INSTEAD OF SINGLY AND SILENTLY IS IT FOR THE OIL OR SKIN THAT THEY ARE MOSTLY HUNTED
 but dry, and there was little or no wind. The hunters set off in the direction of Cape Washington, and the hard snow so favoured their march, that in three hours they had gone fifteen miles, Duk jumping and barking beside them all the way. They kept as close to the coast as possible, but found no trace of human habitation and indeed scarcely a sign of animal life. A few snow birds, however, darting to and fro announced the approach of spring and the return of the animal creation. The sea was still entirely frozen over, but it was evident from the open breathing holes in the ice, that the seals had been quite recently on the surface. In one part the holes were so numerous, that the Doctor said to his companions that he had no doubt that when summer came, they would be seen there in hundreds, and would be easily captured, for on unfrequented shores they were not so difficult of approach. But once frighten them and they all vanish as if by enchantment, and never return to the spot again. IT WAS INTENSELY COLD BUT DRY AND THERE WAS LITTLE OR NO WIND THE HUNTERS SET OFF IN THE DIRECTION OF CAPE WASHINGTON AND THE HARD SNOW SO FAVOURED THEIR MARCH THAT IN THREE HOURS THEY HAD GONE FIFTEEN MILES DUK JUMPING AND BARKING BESIDE THEM ALL THE WAY THEY KEPT AS CLOSE TO THE COAST AS POSSIBLE BUT FOUND NO TRACE OF HUMAN HABITATION AND INDEED SCARCELY A SIGN OF ANIMAL LIFE A FEW SNOW BIRDS HOWEVER DARTING TO AND FRO ANNOUNCED THE APPROACH OF SPRING AND THE RETURN OF THE ANIMAL CREATION THE SEA WAS STILL ENTIRELY FROZEN OVER BUT IT WAS EVIDENT FROM THE OPEN BREATHING HOLES IN THE ICE THAT THE SEALS HAD BEEN QUITE RECENTLY ON THE SURFACE IN ONE PART THE HOLES WERE SO NUMEROUS THAT THE DOCTOR SAID TO HIS COMPANIONS THAT HE HAD NO DOUBT THAT WHEN SUMMER CAME THEY WOULD BE SEEN THERE IN HUNDREDS AND WOULD EASILY BE CAPTURED FOR ON UNFREQUENTED SHORES THEY WERE NOT SO DIFFICULT OF APPROACH BUT ONCE FRIGHTEN THEM AND THEY ALL VANISH AS IF BY ENCHANTMENT AND NEVER RETURN TO THE SPOT AGAIN
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