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"All right. Calm yourself, my brave Nimrod! For my own part, I would rather never fire another shot than make one of these beautiful creatures afraid of me. See, even Duk fraternizes with them. Believe me, it is well to be kind where we can. Kindness is power." ALL RIGHT CALM YOURSELF MY BRAVE NIMROD FOR MY OWN PART I WOULD RATHER NEVER FIRE ANOTHER SHOT THAN MAKE ONE OF THESE BEAUTIFUL CREATURES AFRAID OF ME SEE EVEN DUKE FRATERNIZES WITH HIM BELIEVE ME IT IS WELL TO BE KIND WHERE WE CAN KINDNESS IS POWER
rustfully against the good Clawbonny, the friend of every living thing. "But, I say," exclaimed Altamont, "didn't we come out expressly to hunt?" "To hunt the musk-ox, and nothing else," replied Clawbonny. "Besides, we shouldn't know what to do with this game, even if we killed it; we have provisions enough. Let us for once enjoy the sight of men and animals in perfect amity." "It proves no human beings have been here before," said Hatteras. "True, and that proves something more, these animals are not of American origin." "How do you make that out?" said Altamont. "Why, if they had been born in North America they would have known how to treat that mammiferous biped called man, and would have fled at the first glimpse of us. No, they are from the north, most likely from the untrodden wilds of Asia, so Altamont, you have no right to claim them as fellow-countrymen." [Illustration: ] "Oh! a hunter doesn't examine his game so closely as all that. Everything is grist that comes to his mill. E THE SPLENDID CREATURES RUBBING THEIR HEADS SO AFFECTIONATELY AND TRUSTFULLY AGAINST THE GOOD CLAWBONNY THE FRIEND OF EVERY LIVING THING BUT I SAY EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT THEN WE COME OUT EXPRESSLY TO HUNT TO HUNT THE MUSK OX AND NOTHING ELSE REPLIED CLAWBONNY BESIDES WE SHOULDN'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH THIS GAME EVEN IF WE KILLED IT WE HAVE PROVISIONS ENOUGH LET US FOR ONCE ENJOY THE SIGHT OF MEN AND ANIMALS IN PERFECT AMITY IT PROVES NO HUMAN BEINGS HAVE BEEN HERE BEFORE SAID HATTERAS TRUE AND THAT PROVES SOMETHING MORE THESE ANIMALS ARE NOT OF AMERICAN ORIGIN HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT OUT SAID ALTAMONT WHY IF THEY HAD BEEN BORN IN NORTH AMERICA THEY WOULD HAVE KNOWN HOW TO TREAT THAT MAGNIFEROUS BIPED CALLED MAN AND WOULD HAVE FLED AT THE FIRST GLIMPSE OF US NO THEY ARE FROM THE NORTH MOST LIKELY FROM THE UNTRODDEN WILDS OF ASIA SO ALTAMONT YOU HAVE NO RIGHT TO CLAIM THEM AS FELLOW COUNTRYMEN OH A HUNTER DOESN'T EXAMINE HIS GAME SO CLOSELY AS ALL THAT EVERYTHING IS GRIST THAT COMES TO HIS MILL
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