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"I suppose you have no objection this time to bestow a few bullets on these gentry?" said Altamont. "Oh, no, it is 'a fair field now and no favour,'" returned Clawbonny. I SUPPOSE YOU HAVE NO OBJECTION THIS TIME TO BESTOW A FEW BULLETS ON THESE GENTRY SAID ALTAMONT OH NO IT IS A FAIR FIELD NOW AND NO FAVOUR RETURNED CLAWBONNY
r's swift running brought them no nearer, and made the whole party so out of breath, that they were forced to come to a halt. "Confound the beasts!" said Altamont. "Yes, Altamont, I'll make them over to you," replied Clawbonny; "they are true Americans, and they don't appear to have a very favourable idea of their fellow countrymen." [Illustration: ] "That proves our hunting prowess," rejoined Altamont. Meantime the oxen finding themselves no longer pursued, had stopped short. Further pursuit was evidently useless. If they were to be captured at all they must be surrounded, and the plateau which they first happened to have reached, was very favourable for the purpose. Leaving Duk to worry them, they went down by the neighbouring ravines; and got to the one end of the plateau, where Altamont and the Doctor hid themselves behind projecting rocks, while Hatteras went on to the other end, intending to startle the animals by his sudden appearance, and drive them back towards his companions.  AND IT WAS NO EASY TASK TO GO AFTER THEM FOR HALF AN HOUR SWIFT RUNNING BROUGHT THEM NO NEARER AND MADE THE WHOLE PARTY SO OUT OF BREATH THAT THEY WERE FORCED TO COME TO A HALT CONFOUND THE BEASTS SAID ALTAMONT YES ALTAMONT I'LL MAKE THEM OVER TO YOU REPLIED CLAWBONNY THEY ARE TRUE AMERICANS AND THEY DON'T APPEAR TO HAVE A VERY FAVORABLE IDEA OF THEIR FELLOW COUNTRYMEN THAT PROVES OUR HUNTING PROWESS REJOINED ALTAMONT MEANTIME THE OXEN FINDING THEMSELVES NO LONGER PURSUED HAD STOPPED SHORT FURTHER PURSUIT WAS EVIDENTLY USELESS IF THEY WERE TO BE CAPTURED AT ALL THEY MUST BE SURROUNDED AND THE PLATEAU WHICH THEY FIRST HAPPENED TO HAVE REACHED WAS VERY FAVOURABLE FOR THAT PURPOSE LEAVING DUKE TO WORRY THEM THEY WENT DOWN BY THE NEIGHBORING RAVINES AND GOT TO ONE END OF THE PLATEAU WHERE ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR HID THEMSELVES BEHIND PROJECTING ROCKS WHILE HATTERAS WENT ON TO THE OTHER END INTENDING TO STARTLE THE ANIMALS BY HIS SUDDEN APPEARANCE AND DRIVE THEM BACK TOWARDS HIS COMPANIONS
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