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"Well, he is in Isle Johnson." "A bad job for him," said Bell. "But we can't leave him to his fate, in this fashion," said Altamont. "No, let's be off to find him at once," replied Hatteras. [Illustration: ] He opened the door, but soon shut it, narrowly escaping a bear's hug. WELL HE IS IN ISLE JOHNSON A BAD JOB FOR HIM SAID BELL BUT WE CAN'T LEAVE HIM TO HIS FATE IN THIS FASHION SAID ALTAMONT NO LET'S BE OFF TO FIND HIM AT ONCE REPLIED HATTERAS HE OPENED THE DOOR BUT SOON SHUT IT NARROWLY ESCAPING A BEAR'S HUG
s. Hatteras, who brought up the rear, could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging down one article after another--first his cap, then his hatchet, and, finally, his gun. He knew that the inquisitive bears would stop and examine every object, sniffing all round it, and this gave him a little time, otherwise he could not have escaped, for these animals outstrip the fleetest horse, and one monster was so near that Hatteras had to brandish his knife vigorously, to ward off a tremendous blow of his paw. At last, though panting and out of breath, the three men reached Johnson safely, and slid down the rock with him into the snow-house. The bears stopped short on the upper plateau, and Hatteras and his companions lost no time in barring and barricading them out. "Here we are at last!" exclaimed Hatteras; "we can defend ourselves better now. It is five against five." "Four!" said Johnson in a frightened voice. "How?" "The Doctor!" replied Johnson, pointing to the empty sitting-room. TERRIBLE MONSTERS WERE CLOSE ON THEIR HEELS HATTERAS WHO BROUGHT UP THE REAR COULD ONLY MANAGE TO KEEP OFF HIS PURSUERS BY FLINGING DOWN ONE ARTICLE AFTER ANOTHER FIRST HIS CAP THEN HIS HATCHET AND FINALLY HIS GUN HE KNEW THAT THE INQUISITIVE BEARS WOULD STOP AND EXAMINE EVERY OBJECT SNIFFING ALL ROUND IT AND THIS GAVE HIM A LITTLE TIME OTHERWISE HE COULD NOT HAVE ESCAPED FOR THESE ANIMALS OUTSTRIP THE FLEETEST HORSE AND ONE MONSTER WAS SO NEAR THAT HATTERAS HAD TO BRANDISH HIS KNIFE VIGOROUSLY TO WARD OFF A TREMENDOUS BLOW OF HIS PAW AT LAST THOUGH PANTING AND OUT OF BREATH THE THREE MEN REACHED JOHNSON SAFELY AND SLID DOWN THE ROCK WITH HIM INTO THE SNOW HOUSE THE BEARS STOPPED SHORT ON THE UPPER PLATEAU AND HATTERAS AND HIS COMPANIONS LOST NO TIME IN BARRING AND BARRICADING THEM OUT HERE WE ARE AT LAST EXCLAIMED HATTERAS WE CAN DEFEND OURSELVES BETTER NOW IT IS FIVE AGAINST FIVE FOUR SAID JOHNSON IN A FRIGHTENED VOICE HOW THE DOCTOR REPLIED JOHNSON POINTING TO THE EMPTY SITTING ROOM
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