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He watched in absolute silence, without stirring or giving the least sign of life. [Illustration: ] But all of a sudden there was a slight disturbance on the surface of the water in the hole, which announced the coming up of the amphibious animal to breathe. HE WATCHED IN ABSOLUTE SILENCE WITHOUT STIRRING OR GIVING THE LEAST SIGN OF LIFE BUT ALL OF A SUDDEN THERE WAS A SLIGHT DISTURBANCE ON THE SURFACE OF THE WATER IN THE HOLE WHICH ANNOUNCED THE COMING UP OF THE AMPHIBIOUS ANIMAL TO BREATHE
before the first gale; but Hatteras would not wait for the ice-fields to break up before he started. Since the journey must be made on land, he did not care whether the sea was open or not; and the day of departure was fixed for the 25th of June--Johnson and Bell undertaking the necessary repairs of the sledge. On the 20th, finding there was space enough between the broken ice to allow the sloop to get through, it was determined to take her a trial trip to Cape Washington. [Illustration: ] The sea was not quite open but it would have been impossible to go across on foot. This short sail of six hours sufficiently tested the powers of the sloop, and proved her excellent qualities. In coming back they witnessed a curious sight; it was the chase of a seal by a gigantic bear. Mr. Bruin was too busily engaged to notice the vessel, or he would have pursued; he was intently watching beside a seal hole with the patience of a true hunter, or rather angler, for he was certainly fishing just then. EBERGS AND DRIFT AWAY BEFORE THE FIRST GALE BUT HATTERAS WOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE ICE FIELDS TO BREAK UP BEFORE HE STARTED SINCE A JOURNEY MUST BE MADE ON LAND HE DID NOT CARE WHETHER THE SEA WAS OPEN OR NOT AND THE DAY OF DEPARTURE WAS FIXED FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH OF JUNE JOHNSON AND BELL UNDERTAKING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS OF THE SLEDGE ON THE TWENTIETH FINDING THERE WAS SPACE ENOUGH BETWEEN THE BROKEN ICE TO ALLOW THE SLOOP TO GET THROUGH IT WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE HER A TRIAL TRIP TO CAPE WASHINGTON THE SEA WAS NOT QUITE OPEN BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ACROSS ON FOOT THIS SHORT SAIL OF SIX HOURS SUFFICIENTLY TESTED THE POWERS OF THE SLOOP AND PROVED HER EXCELLENT QUALITIES IN COMING BACK THEY WITNESSED A CURIOUS SIGHT IT WAS THE CHASE OF A SEAL BY A GIGANTIC BEAR MISTER BRUIN WAS TOO BUSILY ENGAGED TO NOTICE THE VESSEL OR HE WOULD HAVE PURSUED HE WAS INTENTLY WATCHING BESIDE A SEAL HOLE WITH THE PATIENCE OF A TRUE HUNTER OR RATHER ANGLER FOR HE WAS CERTAINLY FISHING JUST THEN
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