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Every minute the sound came nearer, till at last only a thin coating separated them from their assailants. Presently this gave way with a loud crack, and a huge dark mass rolled over into the room. EVERY MINUTE THE SOUND CAME NEARER TILL AT LAST ONLY A THIN COATING SEPARATED THEM FROM THEIR ASSAILANTS PRESENTLY THIS GAVE WAY WITH A LOUD CRACK AND A HUGE DARK MASS ROLLED OVER INTO THE ROOM
ted by now," suggested the American, getting furious at his invisible enemies. "They are going to attack us," said Bell. "Well, what of it?" returned Hatteras. "We shall have a hand-to-hand struggle, that's all." "And so much the better," added Altamont; "that's far more to my taste; I have had enough of invisible foes--let me see my antagonist, and then I can fight him." "Ay," said Johnson; "but not with guns. They would be useless here." "With knife and hatchet then," returned the American. The noise increased, and it was evident that the point of attack was the angle of the wall formed by its junction with the cliff. "They are hardly six feet off now," said the boatswain. "Right, Johnson!" replied Altamont; "but we have time enough to be ready for them." And seizing a hatchet, he placed himself in fighting attitude, planting his right foot firmly forward and throwing himself back. Hatteras and the others followed his example, and Johnson took care to load a gun in case of necessity. DEA OF SUFFOCATING US OR MAYBE THEY SUPPOSE WE ARE SUFFOCATED BY NOW SUGGESTED THE AMERICAN GETTING FURIOUS AT HIS INVISIBLE ENEMIES THEY ARE GOING TO ATTACK US SAID BELL WELL WHAT OF IT RETURNED HATTERAS WE SHALL HAVE A HAND TO HAND STRUGGLE THAT'S ALL AND SO MUCH THE BETTER ADDED ALTAMONT THAT'S FAR MORE TO MY TASTE I HAVE HAD ENOUGH OF INVISIBLE FOES LET ME SEE MY ANTAGONIST AND THEN I CAN FIGHT HIM AY SAID JOHNSON BUT NOT WITH GUNS THEY WOULD BE USELESS HERE WITH KNIFE AND HATCHET THEN RETURNED THE AMERICAN THE NOISE INCREASED AND IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE POINT OF ATTACK WAS THE ANGLE OF THE WALL FORMED BY ITS JUNCTION WITH THE CLIFF THEY ARE HARDLY SIX FEET OFF NOW SAID THE BOATSWAIN RIGHT JOHNSON REPLIED ALTAMONT BUT WE HAVE TIME ENOUGH TO BE READY FOR THEM AND SEIZING A HATCHET HE PLACED HIMSELF IN FIGHTING ATTITUDE PLANTING HIS RIGHT FOOT FIRMLY FORWARD AND THROWING HIMSELF BACK HATTERAS AND THE OTHERS FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE AND JOHNSON TOOK CARE TO LOAD A GUN IN CASE OF NECESSITY
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