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"To share our fate!" said Altamont. "No, to save you all; but, for any sake, give me a biscuit and a bit of meat, for I feel sinking for want of food." TO SHARE OUR FATE SAID ALTAMONT NO TO SAVE YOU ALL BUT FOR ANY SAKE GIVE ME A BISCUIT AND A BIT OF MEAT FOR I FEEL SINKING FOR WANT OF FOOD
to their heads to dash down the blocks from the summit of the cone, for you must have been crushed inevitably." "But what danger you were in, Mr. Clawbonny," said Bell. "Any moment they might have turned round and attacked you." "They never thought of it even. Johnson's Greenland dogs came in sight several times, but they did not take the trouble to go after them. No, they imagined themselves sure of a more savoury supper!" "Thanks for the compliment!" said Altamont, laughing. "Oh, there is nothing to be proud of. When I saw what the bears were up to, I determined to get back to you by some means or other. I waited till night, but as soon as it got dark I glided noiselessly along towards the powder-magazine. I had my reasons for choosing that point from which to work my way hither, and I speedily commenced operations with my snow-knife. A famous tool it is. For three mortal hours I have been hacking and heaving away, but here I am at last tired enough and starving, but still safe here. UCKY THING THEY DID NOT TAKE IT INTO THEIR HEADS TO DASH DOWN THE BLOCKS FROM THE SUMMIT OF THE CONE FOR YOU MUST HAVE BEEN CRUSHED INEVITABLY BUT WHAT DANGER YOU ARE IN MISTER CLAWBONNY SAID BELL ANY MOMENT THEY MIGHT HAVE TURNED ROUND AND ATTACKED YOU THEY NEVER THOUGHT OF IT EVEN JOHNSON'S GREENLAND DOGS CAME IN SIGHT SEVERAL TIMES BUT THEY DID NOT TAKE THE TROUBLE TO GO AFTER THEM NO THEY IMAGINED THEMSELVES SURE OF A MORE SAVOURY SUPPER THANKS FOR THE COMPLIMENT SAID ALTAMONT LAUGHING OH THERE IS NOTHING TO BE PROUD OF WHEN I SAW WHAT THE BEARS WERE UP TO I DETERMINED TO GET BACK TO YOU BY SOME MEANS OR OTHER I WAITED TILL NIGHT BUT AS SOON AS IT GOT DARK I GLIDED NOISELESSLY ALONG TOWARDS THE POWDER MAGAZINE I HAD MY REASONS FOR CHOOSING THAT POINT FROM WHICH TO WORK MY WAY HITHER AND I SPEEDILY COMMENCED OPERATIONS WITH MY SNOW KNIFE A FAMOUS TOOL IT IS FOR THREE MORTAL HOURS I HAVE BEEN HACKING AND HEAVING AWAY BUT HERE I AM AT LAST TIRED ENOUGH AND STARVING BUT STILL SAFE HERE
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