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Johnson took care not to let his Greenlanders loose; of Duk there was little fear; nothing could take him in. For about a fortnight hunting was the principal occupation. JOHNSON TOOK CARE NOT TO LET HIS GREENLANDERS LOOSE OF DUK THERE WAS LITTLE FEAR NOTHING COULD TAKE HIM IN FOR ABOUT A FORTNIGHT HUNTING WAS THE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION
ng cries. Hares were seen on the shores of the bay, and mice in such abundance that their burrows completely honeycombed the ground. [Illustration: ] The Doctor drew the attention of his companions to the fact, that almost all these animals were beginning to lose their white winter dress, and would soon put on summer attire, while nature was already providing mosses, and poppies, and saxifragas, and short grass for their sustenance. A new world lay beneath that melting snow. But with these inoffensive animals came back their natural enemies. Foxes and wolves arrived in search of their prey, and dismal howls broke the silence of the short night. Arctic wolves closely resemble dogs, and their barking would deceive the most practised ears; even the canine race themselves have been deceived by it. Indeed, it seems as if the wily animals employed this ruse to attract the dogs, and make them their prey. Several navigators have mentioned the fact, and the Doctor's own experience confirmed it. AIR RESOUNDED WITH THEIR DEAFENING CRIES HARES WERE SEEN ON THE SHORES OF THE BAY AND MICE WERE IN SUCH ABUNDANCE THAT THEIR BURROWS COMPLETELY HONEYCOMBED THE GROUND THE DOCTOR DREW THE ATTENTION OF HIS COMPANIONS TO THE FACT THAT ALMOST ALL THESE ANIMALS WERE BEGINNING TO LOSE THEIR WHITE WINTER DRESS AND WOULD SOON PUT ON SUMMER ATTIRE WHILE NATURE WAS ALREADY PROVIDING MOSSES AND POPPIES AND SAXONFRIDGES AND SHORT GRASS FOR THEIR SUSTENANCE A NEW WORLD LAY BENEATH THAT MELTING SNOW BUT WITH THESE INOFFENSIVE ANIMALS CAME BACK THEIR NATURAL ENEMIES FOXES AND WOLVES ARRIVED IN SEARCH OF THEIR PREY AND DISMAL HOWLS BROKE THE SILENCE OF THE SHORT NIGHT ARCTIC WOLVES CLOSELY RESEMBLE DOGS AND THEIR BARKING WOULD DECEIVE THE MOST PRACTISED EARS EVEN THE CANINE RACE THEMSELVES HAVE BEEN DECEIVED BY IT INDEED IT SEEMS AS IF THE WILY ANIMALS EMPLOYED THIS RUSE TO ATTRACT THE DOGS AND MAKE THEM THEIR PREY SEVERAL NAVIGATORS HAVE MENTIONED THE FACT AND THE DOCTOR'S OWN EXPERIENCE CONFIRMED IT
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