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"Come," said the Doctor, "let us be off, for it is getting late. Our hunting has not been very successful; but still, if a man has found something for his supper, he need not grumble. Let us go the shortest road, however, and get quickly home without losing our way. COME SAID THE DOCTOR LET US BE OFF FOR IT IS GETTING LATE OUR HUNTING HAS NOT BEEN VERY SUCCESSFUL STILL IF A MAN HAS FOUND SOMETHING FOR HIS SUPPER YOU NEED NOT GRUMBLE LET US GO THE SHORTEST ROAD HOWEVER AND GET QUICKLY HOME WITHOUT LOSING OUR WAY
d, going in different directions, so as to surround the animal and cut off all retreat. They crept along cautiously behind the hummocks, and managed to get within a few paces of him unperceived, when they fired simultaneously. [Illustration: ] The walrus rolled over, but speedily got up again, and tried to make his escape, but Altamont fell upon him with his hatchet, and cut off his dorsal fins. He made a desperate resistance, but was overpowered by his enemies, and soon lay dead, reddening the ice-field with his blood. It was a fine animal, measuring more than fifteen feet in length, and would have been worth a good deal for the oil; but the hunters contented themselves with cutting off the most savoury parts, and left the rest to the ravens, which had just begun to make their appearance. Night was drawing on, and it was time to think of returning to Fort Providence. The moon had not yet risen, but the sky was serene and cloudless, and already glittering with stars--magnificent stars.  TWO HUNDRED YARDS AWAY THE HUNTERS SEPARATED GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS SO AS TO SURROUND THE ANIMAL AND CUT OFF ALL RETREAT THEY CREPT ALONG CAUTIOUSLY BEHIND THE HUMMOCKS AND MANAGED TO GET WITHIN A FEW PACES OF HIM UNPERCEIVED WHEN THEY FIRED SIMULTANEOUSLY THE WALRUS ROLLED OVER BUT SPEEDILY GOT UP AGAIN AND TRIED TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE BUT ALTAMONT FELL UPON HIM WITH HIS HATCHET AND CUT OFF HIS DORSAL FINS HE MADE A DESPERATE RESISTANCE BUT WAS OVERPOWERED BY HIS ENEMIES AND SOON LAY DEAD REDDENING THE ICE FIELD WITH HIS BLOOD IT WAS A FINE ANIMAL MEASURING MORE THAN FIFTEEN FEET IN LENGTH AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH A GOOD DEAL FOR THE OIL BUT THE HUNTERS CONTENTED THEMSELVES WITH CUTTING OFF THE MOST SAVOURY PARTS AND LEFT THE REST TO THE RAVENS WHICH HAD JUST BEGUN TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE NIGHT WAS DRAWING ON AND IT WAS TIME TO THINK OF RETURNING TO FORT PROVIDENCE THE MOON HAD NOT YET RISEN BUT THE SKY WAS SERENE AND CLOUDLESS AND ALREADY GLITTERING WITH STARS MAGNIFICENT STARS
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