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"True, and that proves something more, these animals are not of American origin." "How do you make that out?" said Altamont. "Why, if they had been born in North America they would have known how to treat that mammiferous biped called man, and would have fled at the first glimpse of us. TRUE AND THAT PROVES SOMETHING MORE THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT OF AMERICAN ORIGIN HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT OUT SAID ALTAMONT WHY IF THEY HAD BEEN BORN IN NORTH AMERICA THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN HOW TO TREAT THAT MAGNIFEROUS BIPED CALLED MAN AND WOULD HAVE FLED AT THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF US
, and began to assume the brown tint of summer. Strange to say, they appeared not a whit more afraid than the birds or hares. The three men were now right in the centre of the herd, but not one made the least movement to run away. This time the worthy Doctor had far more difficulty in restraining Altamont's impatience, for the mere sight of such magnificent animals roused his hunting instincts, and he became quite excited; while Hatteras, on the contrary, seemed really touched to see the splendid creatures rubbing their heads so affectionately and trustfully against the good Clawbonny, the friend of every living thing. "But, I say," exclaimed Altamont, "didn't we come out expressly to hunt?" "To hunt the musk-ox, and nothing else," replied Clawbonny. "Besides, we shouldn't know what to do with this game, even if we killed it; we have provisions enough. Let us for once enjoy the sight of men and animals in perfect amity." "It proves no human beings have been here before," said Hatteras. N HAD ALREADY LOST ITS WINTER WHITENESS AND BEGAN TO ASSUME THE BROWN TINT OF SUMMER STRANGE TO SAY THEY APPEARED NOT A WHIT MORE AFRAID THAN THE BIRDS OR HARES THE THREE MEN WERE NOW RIGHT IN THE CENTRE OF THE HERD BUT NOT ONE MADE THE LEAST MOVEMENT TO RUN AWAY THIS TIME THE WORTHY DOCTOR HAD FAR MORE DIFFICULTY IN RESTRAINING ALTAMONT'S IMPATIENCE FOR THE MERE SIGHT OF SUCH MAGNIFICENT ANIMALS ROUSED HIS HUNTING INSTINCTS AND HE BECAME QUITE EXCITED WHILE HATTERAS ON THE CONTRARY SEEMED REALLY TOUCHED TO SEE THE SPLENDID CREATURES RUBBING THEIR HEADS SO AFFECTIONATELY AND TRUSTFULLY AGAINST THE GOOD CLAWBONNY THE FRIEND OF EVERY LIVING THING BUT I SAY EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT THEN WE COME OUT EXPRESSLY TO HUNT TO HUNT THE MUSK OX AND NOTHING ELSE REPLIED CLAWBONNY BESIDES WE SHOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS GAME EVEN IF WE KILLED IT WE HAVE PROVISIONS ENOUGH LET US FOR ONCE ENJOY THE SIGHT OF MEN AND ANIMALS IN PERFECT AMITY IT PROVES NO HUMAN BEINGS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE SAID HATTERAS
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