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"Well, they look to me to be bent on demolishing their own work, and getting right down to us as fast as possible; but wait a bit, my gentlemen, we'll demolish you first. However, we have not a minute to lose." WELL THEY LOOKED TO ME TO BE BENT ON DEMOLISHING THEIR OWN WORK AND GETTING RIGHT DOWN TO US AS FAST AS POSSIBLE BUT WAIT A BIT MY GENTLEMEN WE'LL DEMOLISH YOU FIRST HOWEVER WE HAVE NOT A MINUTE TO LOSE
 out to his companion the exact spot where he began excavating, and then left him to his task, at which he laboured diligently for about an hour, when Altamont came to relieve him. All the snow he had dug out was taken to the kitchen and melted, to prevent its taking up room. The captain succeeded Altamont, and was followed by Johnson. In ten hours--that is to say, about eight in the morning--the gallery was entirely open. [Illustration: ] With the first streak of day, the Doctor was up to reconnoitre the position of the enemy. The patient animals were still occupying their old position, prowling up and down and growling. The house had already almost disappeared beneath the piled-up blocks of ice, but even while he gazed a council of war seemed being held, which evidently resulted in the determination to alter the plan of action, for suddenly all the five bears began vigorously to pull down these same heaped-up blocks. "What are they about?" asked Hatteras, who was standing beside him. E WELL ARRANGED BARRELS THE DOCTOR POINTED OUT TO HIS COMPANION THE EXACT SPOT WHERE HE BEGAN EXCAVATING AND THEN LEFT HIM TO HIS TASK AT WHICH HE LABOURED DILIGENTLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN ALTAMONT CAME TO RELIEVE HIM ALL THE SNOW HE HAD DUG OUT WAS TAKEN TO THE KITCHEN AND MELTED TO PREVENT ITS TAKING UP ROOM THE CAPTAIN SUCCEEDED ULTIMATE AND WAS FOLLOWED BY JOHNSON IN TEN HOURS THAT IS TO SAY ABOUT EIGHT IN THE MORNING THE GALLERY WAS ENTIRELY OPEN WITH THE FIRST STREAK OF DAY THE DOCTOR WAS UP TO RECONNOITRE THE POSITION OF THE ENEMY THE PATIENT ANIMALS WERE STILL OCCUPYING THEIR OLD POSITION PROWLING UP AND DOWN AND GROWLING THE HOUSE HAD ALREADY ALMOST DISAPPEARED BENEATH THE PILED UP BLOCKS OF ICE BUT EVEN WHILE HE GAZED A COUNCIL OF WAR SEEMED BEING HELD WHICH EVIDENTLY RESULTED IN THE DETERMINATION TO ALTER THE PLAN OF ACTION FOR SUDDENLY ALL THE FIVE BEARS BEGAN VIGOROUSLY TO PULL DOWN THESE SAME HEAPED UP BLOCKS WHAT ARE THEY ABOUT ASKED HATTERAS WHO WAS STANDING BESIDE HIM
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