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It was a fine animal, measuring more than fifteen feet in length, and would have been worth a good deal for the oil; but the hunters contented themselves with cutting off the most savoury parts, and left the rest to the ravens, which had just begun to make their appearance. IT WAS A FINE ANIMAL MEASURING MORE THAN FIFTEEN FEET IN LENGTH AND WOULD HAVE BEEN WORTH A GOOD DEAL FOR THE OIL BUT THE HUNTERS CONTENTED THEMSELVES WITH CUTTING OFF THE MOST SAVOURY PARTS AND LEFT THE REST TO THE RAVENS WHICH HAD JUST BEGUN TO MAKE THEIR APPEARANCE
d Bell. "Not I!" said Altamont. "It rather sickens me, and makes me loathe the sight of a seal. But, stop, I do believe we are going to have the chance of a dinner off one, for I am much mistaken if that's not something alive lying on those lumps of ice yonder!" "It is a walrus!" exclaimed the Doctor. "Be quiet, and let us get up to him." Clawbonny was right, it was a walrus of huge dimensions, disporting himself not more than two hundred yards away. The hunters separated, going in different directions, so as to surround the animal and cut off all retreat. They crept along cautiously behind the hummocks, and managed to get within a few paces of him unperceived, when they fired simultaneously. [Illustration: ] The walrus rolled over, but speedily got up again, and tried to make his escape, but Altamont fell upon him with his hatchet, and cut off his dorsal fins. He made a desperate resistance, but was overpowered by his enemies, and soon lay dead, reddening the ice-field with his blood. E FEEL HUNGRY WITH TALKING SO MUCH ABOUT EATING EXCLAIMED BELL NOT I SAID ALTAMONT IT RATHER SICKENS ME AND MAKES ME LOATHE THE SIGHT OF A SEAL BUT STOP I DO BELIEVE WE ARE GOING TO HAVE THE CHANCE OF A DINNER OFF ONE FOR I AM MUCH MISTAKEN IF THAT'S NOT SOMETHING ALIVE LYING ON THOSE LUMPS OF ICE YONDER IT IS A WALRUS EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR BE QUIET AND LET US GET UP TO HIM CLAWBONNY WAS RIGHT IT WAS A WALRUS OF HUGE DIMENSIONS DISPORTING HIMSELF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED YARDS AWAY THE HUNTERS SEPARATED GOING IN DIFFERENT DIRECTIONS SO AS TO SURROUND THE ANIMAL AND CUT OFF ALL RETREAT THEY CREPT ALONG CAUTIOUSLY BEHIND THE HUMMOCKS AND MANAGED TO GET WITHIN A FEW PACES OF HIM UNPERCEIVED WHEN THEY FIRED SIMULTANEOUSLY THE WALRUS ROLLED OVER BUT SPEEDILY GOT UP AGAIN AND TRIED TO MAKE HIS ESCAPE BUT ALTAMONT FELL UPON HIM WITH HIS HATCHET AND CUT OFF HIS DORSAL FINS HE MADE A DESPERATE RESISTANCE BUT WAS OVERPOWERED BY HIS ENEMIES AND SOON LAY DEAD REDDENING THE ICE FIELD WITH HIS BLOOD
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