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Hatteras never moved, but waited, knife in hand. He had aimed well, and fired with a sure and steady aim. HATTERAS NEVER MOVED BUT WAITED KNIFE IN HAND HE HAD AIMED WELL AND FIRED WITH A SURE AND STEADY AIM
d Johnson, in a low voice. The bear had instantly caught sight of the supposed seal, for he gathered himself up, preparing to make a spring as the animal came nearer, apparently seeking to return to his native element, and unaware of the enemy's proximity. Bruin went to work with extreme prudence, though his eyes glared with greedy desire to clutch the coveted prey, for he had probably been fasting a month, if not two. He allowed his victim to get within ten paces of him, and then sprang forward with a tremendous bound, but stopped short, stupefied and frightened, within three steps of Hatteras, who started up that moment, and, throwing off his disguise, knelt on one knee, and aimed straight at the bear's heart. He fired, and the huge monster rolled back on the ice. [Illustration: ] "Forward! Forward!" shouted the Doctor, hurrying towards Hatteras, for the bear had reared on his hind legs, and was striking the air with one paw and tearing up the snow to stanch his wound with the other. D NOT KNOWN IT WAS HATTERAS IT IS CAPITAL SAID JOHNSON IN A LOW VOICE THE BEAR HAD INSTANTLY CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE SUPPOSED SEAL FOR HE GATHERED HIMSELF UP PREPARING TO MAKE A SPRING AS THE ANIMAL CAME NEARER APPARENTLY SEEKING TO RETURN TO HIS NATIVE ELEMENT AND UNAWARE OF THE ENEMY'S PROXIMITY BRUIN WENT TO WORK WITH EXTREME PRUDENCE THOUGH HIS EYES GLARED WITH GREEDY DESIRE TO CLUTCH THE COVETED PREY FOR HE HAD PROBABLY BEEN FASTING A MONTH IF NOT TWO HE ALLOWED HIS VICTIM TO GET WITHIN TEN PACES OF HIM AND THEN SPRANG FORWARD WITH A TREMENDOUS BOUND BUT STOPPED SHORT STUPEFIED AND FRIGHTENED WITHIN THREE STEPS OF HATTERAS WHO STARTED UP AT THAT MOMENT AND THROWING OFF HIS DISGUISE KNELT ON ONE KNEE AND AIMED STRAIGHT AT THE BEAR'S HEART HE FIRED AND THE HUGE MONSTER ROLLED BACK ON THE ICE FORWARD FORWARD SHOUTED THE DOCTOR HURRYING TOWARDS HATTERAS FOR THE BEAR HAD REARED ON HIS HIND LEGS AND WAS STRIKING THE AIR WITH ONE PAW AND TEARING UP THE SNOW TO STANCH HIS WOUND WITH THE OTHER
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