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"Confound it!" he exclaimed, "we're no match for them." And he hastened to stop up the breach as fast as possible. CONFOUND IT HE EXCLAIMED WE'RE NO MATCH FOR THEM AND HE HASTENED TO STOP UP THE BREACH AS FAST AS POSSIBLE
e'll come quickly back, never imagining the danger. The bears are screened from sight by the crag completely." "We must get rid of them before he comes," said Hatteras. "But how?" asked Bell. [Illustration: ] It was difficult to reply to this, for a sortie was out of the question. They had taken care to barricade the entrance passage, but the bears could easily find a way in if they chose. So it was thought advisable to keep a close watch on their movements outside, by listening attentively in each room, so as to be able to resist all attempts at invasion. They could hear them distinctly prowling about, growling and scraping the walls with their enormous paws. However, some action must be taken speedily, for time was passing. Altamont resolved to try a port-hole through which he might fire on his assailants. He had soon scooped out a hole in the wall, but his gun was hardly pushed through, when it was seized with irresistible force, and wrested from his grasp before he could even fire. E CAUSE OF THEM IT IS TEN CHANCES TO ONE BUT HE'LL COME QUICKLY BACK NEVER IMAGINING THE DANGER THE BEARS ARE SCREENED FROM SIGHT BY THE CRAG COMPLETELY WE MUST GET RID OF THEM BEFORE HE COMES SAID HATTERAS BUT HOW ASKED BELL IT WAS DIFFICULT TO REPLY TO THIS FOR A SORTIE WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION THEY HAD TAKEN CARE TO BARRICADE THE ENTRANCE PASSAGE BUT THE BEARS COULD EASILY FIND A WAY IN IF THEY CHOSE SO IT WAS THOUGHT ADVISABLE TO KEEP A CLOSE WATCH ON THEIR MOVEMENTS OUTSIDE BY LISTENING ATTENTIVELY IN EACH ROOM SO AS TO BE ABLE TO RESIST ALL ATTEMPTS AT INVASION THEY COULD HEAR THEM DISTINCTLY PROWLING ABOUT GROWLING AND SCRAPING THE WALLS WITH THEIR ENORMOUS PAWS HOWEVER SOME ACTION MUST BE TAKEN SPEEDILY FOR TIME WAS PASSING ALTAMONT RESOLVED TO TRY A PORT HOLE THROUGH WHICH HE MIGHT FIRE ON HIS ASSAILANTS HE HAD SOON SCOOPED OUT A HOLE IN THE WALL BUT HIS GUN WAS HARDLY PUSHED THROUGH WHEN IT WAS SEIZED WITH IRRESISTIBLE FORCE AND WRESTED FROM HIS GRASP BEFORE HE COULD EVEN FIRE
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