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"To take some food; that can't hurt us. What do you say, Mr. Altamont?" "Oh, let's eat, by all means, if that will please you, though we're in a ridiculous, not to say humiliating, plight." "I'll bet you we'll find a way out after dinner." No one replied, but they seated themselves round the table. [Illustration: ] Johnson, trained in Clawbonny's school, tried to be brave and unconcerned about the danger, but he could scarcely manage it. His jokes stuck in his throat. TO TAKE SOME FOOD THAT CAN'T HURT US WHAT DO YOU SAY MISTER ALTAMONT OH LET'S EAT BY ALL MEANS IF THAT WILL PLEASE YOU THOUGH WE'RE IN A RIDICULOUS NOT TO SAY HUMILIATING PLIGHT I'LL BET YOU WE'LL FIND A WAY OUT AFTER DINNER NO ONE REPLIED BUT THEY SEATED THEMSELVES ROUND THE TABLE JOHNSON TRAINED IN CLAWBONNY SCHOOL TRIED TO BE BRAVE AND UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER BUT HE COULD SCARCELY MANAGE IT HIS JOKES STUCK IN HIS THROAT
 get through. I declare it is getting absurd now." It was worse than absurd, it was alarming. Things grew worse. It was evident that the bears meant to stifle their prey, for the sagacious animals were heaping up huge masses, which would make escape impossible. "It is too bad," said old Johnson, with a mortified look. "One might put up with men, but bears!" [Illustration: ] Two hours elapsed without bringing any relief to the prisoners; to go out was impossible, and the thick walls excluded all sound. Altamont walked impatiently up and down full of exasperation and excitement at finding himself worsted for once. Hatteras could think of nothing but the Doctor, and of the serious peril which threatened him. [Illustration: ] "Oh, if Mr. Clawbonny were only here!" said Johnson. "What could he do?" asked Altamont. "Oh, he'd manage to get us out somehow." "How, pray?" said the American, crossly. "If I knew that I should not need him. However, I know what his advice just now would be." "What? TER BLOCK INTENDING TO BURY US ALIVE IMPOSSIBLE LOOK FOR YOURSELF THE POKER CAN'T GET THROUGH I DECLARE IT IS GETTING ABSURD NOW IT WAS WORSE THAN ABSURD IT WAS ALARMING THINGS GREW WORSE IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BEARS MEANT TO STIFLE THEIR PREY FOR THE SAGACIOUS ANIMALS WERE HEAPING UP HUGE MASSES WHICH WOULD MAKE ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE IT IS TOO BAD SAID OLD JOHNSON WITH A MORTIFIED LOOK ONE MIGHT PUT UP WITH MEN BUT BEARS TWO HOURS ELAPSED WITHOUT BRINGING ANY RELIEF TO THE PRISONERS TO GO OUT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE THICK WALLS EXCLUDED ALL SOUND ALTAMONT WALKED IMPATIENTLY UP AND DOWN FULL OF EXASPERATION AND EXCITEMENT AT FINDING HIMSELF WORSTED FOR ONCE HATTERAS COULD THINK OF NOTHING BUT THE DOCTOR AND OF THE SERIOUS PERIL WHICH THREATENED HIM OH IF MISTER CLAWBONNY WERE ONLY HERE SAID JOHNSON WHAT COULD HE DO ASKED ALTAMONT OH HE'D MANAGE TO GET US OUT SOMEHOW HOW PRAY SAID THE AMERICAN CROSSLY IF I KNEW THAT I SHOULD NOT NEED HIM HOWEVER I KNOW WHAT HIS ADVICE JUST NOW WOULD BE WHAT
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