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"But suppose he was too far away to hear them," replied Altamont, "or has not understood the cause of them? BUT SUPPOSE HE WAS TOO FAR AWAY TO HEAR THEM REPLIED ALTAMONT OR HAS NOT UNDERSTOOD THE CAUSE OF THEM
re there!" he exclaimed. "All?" asked Bell. "The whole pack." Altamont rushed to the windows, and began to fill up the deep embrasure with blocks of ice, which he broke off the walls of the house. His companions followed his example silently. Not a sound was heard but the low, deep growl of Duk. To tell the simple truth, however, it was not their own danger that occupied their thoughts, but their absent friend, the Doctor's. It was for him they trembled, not for themselves. Poor Clawbonny, so good and devoted as he had been to every member of the little colony! This was the first time they had been separated from him. Extreme peril, and most likely a frightful death awaited him, for he might return unsuspectingly to Fort Providence, and find himself in the power of these ferocious animals. [Illustration: ] "And yet," said Johnson, "unless I am much mistaken, he must be on guard. Your repeated shots cannot but have warned him. He must surely be aware that something unusual has happened.  BUT SOON SHUT IT NARROWLY ESCAPING A BEAR'S HUG THEY ARE THERE HE EXCLAIMED ALL ASKED BELL THE WHOLE PACK ALTAMONT RUSHED TO THE WINDOWS AND BEGAN TO FILL UP THE DEEP EMBRASURE WITH BLOCKS OF ICE WHICH HE BROKE OFF THE WALLS OF THE HOUSE HIS COMPANIONS FOLLOWED HIS EXAMPLE SILENTLY NOT A SOUND WAS HEARD BUT THE LOW DEEP GROWL OF DUKE TO TELL THE SIMPLE TRUTH HOWEVER IT WAS NOT THEIR OWN DANGER THAT OCCUPIED THEIR THOUGHTS BUT THEIR ABSENT FRIEND THE DOCTOR'S IT WAS FOR HIM THEY TREMBLED NOT FOR THEMSELVES POOR CLAWBONNY SO GOOD AND DEVOTED AS HE HAD BEEN TO EVERY MEMBER OF THE LITTLE COLONY THIS WAS THE FIRST TIME THEY HAD BEEN SEPARATED FROM HIM EXTREME PERIL AND MOST LIKELY A FRIGHTFUL DEATH AWAITED HIM FOR HE MIGHT RETURN UNSUSPECTINGLY TO FORT PROVIDENCE AND FIND HIMSELF IN THE POWER OF THESE FEROCIOUS ANIMALS AND YET SAID JOHNSON UNLESS I AM MUCH MISTAKEN HE MUST BE ON GUARD YOUR REPEATED SHOTS CANNOT BUT HAVE WARNED HIM HE MUST SURELY BE AWARE THAT SOMETHING UNUSUAL HAS HAPPENED
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