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He knew that the inquisitive bears would stop and examine every object, sniffing all round it, and this gave him a little time, otherwise he could not have escaped, for these animals outstrip the fleetest horse, and one monster was so near that Hatteras had to brandish his knife vigorously, to ward off a tremendous blow of his paw. HE KNEW THAT THE INQUISITIVE BEARS WOULD STOP AND EXAMINE EVERY OBJECT SNIFFING ALL ROUND IT AND THIS GAVE HIM A LITTLE TIME OTHERWISE HE COULD NOT HAVE ESCAPED FOR THESE ANIMALS OUTSTRIP THE FLEETEST HORSE AND ONE MONSTER WAS SO NEAR THAT HATTERAS HAD TO BRANDISH HIS KNIFE VIGOROUSLY TO WARD OFF A TREMENDOUS BLOW OF HIS PAW
un. "Capital!" he exclaimed. "They have found something, and pretty quickly too, for me to hear their guns so distinctly. The atmosphere must be very clear." A second and a third shot followed. "Bravo!" again exclaimed the boatswain; "they must have fallen in luck's way!" [Illustration: Hatteras could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging down one article after another--P.120] But when three more shots came in rapid succession, the old man turned pale, and a horrible thought crossed his mind, which made him rush out and climb hastily to the top of the cone. He shuddered at the sight which met his eyes. The three hunters, followed by Duk, were tearing home at full speed, followed by the five huge bears! Their six balls had evidently taken no effect, and the terrible monsters were close on their heels. Hatteras, who brought up the rear, could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging down one article after another--first his cap, then his hatchet, and, finally, his gun. HAT NEITHER AN AMERICAN NOR AN AMERICAN SHIP SHOULD FIRST TOUCH THE POLE THE HUNTERS HAD BEEN GONE ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN JOHNSON SUDDENLY HEARD THE REPORT OF A GUN CAPITAL HE EXCLAIMED THEY HAVE FOUND SOMETHING AND PRETTY QUICKLY TOO FOR ME TO HEAR THEIR GUNS SO DISTINCTLY THE ATMOSPHERE MUST BE VERY CLEAR A SECOND AND A THIRD SHOT FOLLOWED BRAVO AGAIN EXCLAIMED THE BO'SUN THEY MUST HAVE FALLEN IN LUCK'S WAY BUT WHEN THREE MORE SHOTS CAME IN RAPID SUCCESSION THE OLD MAN TURNED PALE AND A HORRIBLE THOUGHT CROSSED HIS MIND WHICH MADE HIM RUSH OUT AND CLIMB HASTILY TO THE TOP OF THE CONE HE SHUDDERED AT THE SIGHT WHICH MET HIS EYES THE THREE HUNTERS FOLLOWED BY DUKE WERE TEARING HOME AT FULL SPEED FOLLOWED BY THE FIVE HUGE BEARS THEIR SIX BALLS HAD EVIDENTLY TAKEN NO EFFECT AND THE TERRIBLE MONSTERS WERE CLOSE ON THEIR HEELS HATTERAS WHO BROUGHT UP THE REAR COULD ONLY MANAGE TO KEEP OFF HIS PURSUERS BY FLINGING DOWN ONE ARTICLE AFTER ANOTHER FIRST HIS CAP THEN HIS HATCHET AND FINALLY HIS GUN
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