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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?" 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
ood stupefied. It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures; they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, and lay down at his feet as if inviting friendly caresses, and doing their utmost to welcome the strangers. The whole glen echoed with their joyous cries as they darted to and fro from all parts. The good Doctor seemed some mighty enchanter. The hunters had continued their course along the banks of the river, when a sudden bend in the valley revealed a herd of deer, eight or ten in number, peacefully browsing on some lichens that lay half-buried in the snow. They were charming creatures, so graceful and gentle, male and female, both adorned with noble antlers, wide-spreading and deeply-notched. Their skin 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. T TO MAKE OF IT AND STOOD STUPEFIED IT WAS A STRANGE AND TOUCHING SPECTACLE TO SEE THE PRETTY CREATURES THEY FLEW ON CLAWBONNY'S SHOULDERS AND LAY DOWN AT HIS FEET AS IF INVITING FRIENDLY CARESSES AND DOING THEIR UTMOST TO WELCOME THE STRANGERS THE WHOLE GLEN ECHOED WITH THEIR JOYOUS CRIES AS THEY DARTED TO AND FRO FROM ALL PARTS THE GOOD DOCTOR SEEMED SOME MIGHTY ENCHANTER THE HUNTERS HAD CONTINUED THEIR COURSE ALONG THE BANKS OF THE RIVER WHEN A SUDDEN BEND IN THE VALLEY REVEALED A HERD OF DEER EIGHT OR TEN IN NUMBER PEACEFULLY BROWSING ON SOME LICHENS THAT LAY HALF BURIED IN THE SNOW THEY WERE CHARMING CREATURES SO GRACEFUL AND GENTLE MALE AND FEMALE BOTH ADORNED WITH NOBLE ANTLERS WIDE SPREADING AND DEEPLY NOTCHED THEIR SKIN 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
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