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"It is too bad," said old Johnson, with a mortified look. "One might put up with men, but bears!" [Illustration: ] Two hours elapsed without bringing any relief to the prisoners; to go out was impossible, and the thick walls excluded all sound. IT IS TOO BAD SAID OLD JOHNSON WITH A MORTIFIED LOOK ONE MIGHT PUT UP WITH MEN BUT BEARS TWO HOURS ELAPSED WITHOUT BRINGING ANY RELIEF TO THE PRISONERS TO GO OUT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE THICK WALLS EXCLUDED ALL SOUND
snatch at the glowing bar; but they fell back with a terrible howl, and at the same moment four shots resounded, one after the other. "Hit!" exclaimed Altamont. "Hit!" echoed Bell. "Let us repeat the dose," said Hatteras, carefully stopping up the opening meantime. The poker was again thrust into the fire, and in a few minutes was ready for Hatteras to recommence operations. Altamont and Bell reloaded their guns, and took their places; but this time the poker would not pass through. "Confound the beasts!" exclaimed the impetuous American. "What's the matter?" asked Johnson. "What's the matter? Why, those plaguey animals are piling up block after block, intending to bury us alive!" "Impossible!" "Look for yourself; the poker can't get through. I declare it is getting absurd now." It was worse than absurd, it was alarming. Things grew worse. It was evident that the bears meant to stifle their prey, for the sagacious animals were heaping up huge masses, which would make escape impossible.  A LOUD HISSING NOISE AND TWO BEARS RAN AND MADE A SNATCH AT THE GLOWING BAR BUT THEY FELL BACK WITH A TERRIBLE HOWL AND AT THE SAME MOMENT FOUR SHOTS RESOUNDED ONE AFTER THE OTHER HIT EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT HIT ECHOED BELL LET US REPEAT THE DOSE SAID HATTERAS CAREFULLY STOPPING UP THE OPENING MEANTIME THE POKER WAS AGAIN THRUST INTO THE FIRE AND IN A FEW MINUTES WAS READY FOR HATTERAS TO RECOMMENCE OPERATIONS ALTAMONT AND BELL RELOADED THEIR GUNS AND TOOK THEIR PLACES BUT THIS TIME THE POKER WOULD NOT PASS THROUGH CONFOUND THE BEAST EXCLAIMED THE IMPETUOUS AMERICAN WHAT'S THE MATTER ASKED JOHNSON WHAT'S THE MATTER WHY THOSE PLAGUEY ANIMALS ARE PILING UP BLOCK AFTER BLOCK INTENDING TO BURY US ALIVE IMPOSSIBLE LOOK FOR YOURSELF THE POKER CAN'T GET THROUGH I DECLARE IT IS GETTING ABSURD NOW IT WAS WORSE THAN ABSURD IT WAS ALARMING THINGS GREW WORSE IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THE BEARS MEANT TO STIFLE THEIR PREY FOR THE SAGACIOUS ANIMALS WERE HEAPING UP HUGE MASSES WHICH WOULD MAKE ESCAPE IMPOSSIBLE
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