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In ten hours  that is to say, about eight in the morning  the gallery was entirely open. [Illustration: ] With the first streak of day, the Doctor was up to reconnoitre the position of the enemy. The patient animals were still occupying their old position, prowling up and down and growling. IN TEN HOURS THAT IS TO SAY ABOUT EIGHT IN THE MORNING THE GALLERY WAS ENTIRELY OPEN WITH THE FIRST STREAK OF DAY THE DOCTOR WAS UP TO RECONNOITRE THE POSITION OF THE ENEMY THE PATIENT ANIMALS WERE STILL OCCUPYING THEIR OLD POSITION PROWLING UP AND DOWN AND GROWLING
 but we have talked enough, let us set to work. We have a hundred feet more to add to our passage to-night, and that is no easy matter, but as there are five of us, we can take turns at it. Bell will begin, and we will lie down and sleep meantime." "Well, really," said Johnson, "the more I think of it, the more feasible seems the Doctor's plan." "It is a sure one, anyway," said Clawbonny. "So sure that I can feel the bear's fur already on my shoulder. Well, come, let's begin then." Away he went into the gloomy passage, followed by Bell, and in a few moments they had reached the powder-magazine, and stood among the well-arranged barrels. The Doctor pointed out to his companion the exact spot where he began excavating, and then left him to his task, at which he laboured diligently for about an hour, when Altamont came to relieve him. All the snow he had dug out was taken to the kitchen and melted, to prevent its taking up room. The captain succeeded Altamont, and was followed by Johnson.  TO ONE SPOT I'LL UNDERTAKE THAT BUSINESS BUT WE HAVE TALKED ENOUGH LET US SET TO WORK WE HAVE A HUNDRED FEET MORE TO ADD TO OUR PASSAGE TO NIGHT AND THAT IS NO EASY MATTER BUT AS THERE ARE FIVE OF US WE CAN TAKE TURNS AT IT BELL WILL BEGIN AND WE WILL LIE DOWN AND SLEEP MEANTIME WELL REALLY SAID JOHNSON THE MORE I THINK OF IT THE MORE FEASIBLE SEEMS THE DOCTOR'S PLAN IT IS A SURE ONE ANYWAY SAID CLAWBONNY SO SURE THAT I CAN FEEL THE BEAR'S FUR ALREADY ON MY SHOULDER WELL COME LET'S BEGIN THEN AWAY HE WENT INTO THE GLOOMY PASSAGE FOLLOWED BY BELL AND IN A FEW MOMENTS THEY HAD REACHED THE POWDER MAGAZINE AND STOOD AMONG THE WELL ARRANGED BARRELS THE DOCTOR POINTED OUT TO HIS COMPANION THE EXACT SPOT WHERE HE BEGAN EXCAVATING AND THEN LEFT HIM TO HIS TASK AT WHICH HE LABOURED DILIGENTLY FOR ABOUT AN HOUR WHEN ALTAMONT CAME TO RELIEVE HIM ALL THE SNOW HE HAD DUG OUT WAS TAKEN TO THE KITCHEN AND MELTED TO PREVENT ITS TAKING UP ROOM THE CAPTAIN SUCCEEDED ULTIMATE AND WAS FOLLOWED BY JOHNSON
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