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The lighthouse was taken down, as it was not of actual use meantime, and might help to attract the bears. THE LIGHTHOUSE WAS TAKEN DOWN AS IT WAS NOT OF ACTUAL USE MEANTIME AND MIGHT HELP TO ATTRACT THE BEARS
go on," added the Doctor, "and keep a sharp look out." But not a sign of anything living was visible, and after a time they returned to the snow-house. Hatteras and Johnson were informed how matters stood, and it was resolved to maintain a vigilant watch. Night came, but nothing disturbed its calm splendour--nothing was heard to indicate approaching danger. Next morning at early dawn, Hatteras and his companions, well armed, went out to reconnoitre the state of the snow. They found the same identical footmarks, but somewhat nearer. Evidently the enemy was bent on the siege of Fort Providence. "But where can the bears be?" said Bell. "Behind the icebergs watching us," replied the Doctor. "Don't let us expose ourselves imprudently." "What about going hunting, then?" asked Altamont. "We must put it off for a day or two, I think, and rub out the marks again, and see if they are renewed to-morrow." The Doctor's advice was followed, and they entrenched themselves for the present in the fort. OON SEE SAID ALTAMONT AND MEANTIME WE HAD BEST GO ON ADDED THE DOCTOR AND KEEP A SHARP LOOKOUT BUT NOT A SIGN OF ANYTHING LIVING WAS VISIBLE AND AFTER A TIME THEY RETURNED TO THE SNOW HOUSE HATTERAS AND JOHNSON WERE INFORMED HOW MATTERS STOOD AND IT WAS RESOLVED TO MAINTAIN A VIGILANT WATCH NIGHT CAME BUT NOTHING DISTURBED ITS CALM SPLENDOR NOTHING WAS HEARD TO INDICATE APPROACHING DANGER NEXT MORNING AT EARLY DAWN HATTERAS AND HIS COMPANIONS WELL ARMED WENT OUT TO RECONNOITRE THE STATE OF THE SNOW THEY FOUND THE SAME IDENTICAL FOOTMARKS BUT SOMEWHAT NEARER EVIDENTLY THE ENEMY WAS BENT ON THE SIEGE OF FORT PROVIDENCE BUT WHERE CAN THE BEARS BE SAID BELL BEHIND THE ICEBERGS WATCHING US REPLIED THE DOCTOR DON'T LET US EXPOSE OURSELVES IMPRUDENTLY WHAT ABOUT GOING HUNTING THEN ASKED ALTAMONT WE MUST PUT IT OFF FOR A DAY OR TWO I THINK AND RUB OUT THE MARKS AGAIN AND SEE IF THEY ARE RENEWED TO MORROW THE DOCTOR'S ADVICE WAS FOLLOWED AND THEY ENTRENCHED THEMSELVES WITH A PRESENT IN THE FORT
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