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Bruin went to work with extreme prudence, though his eyes glared with greedy desire to clutch the coveted prey, for he had probably been fasting a month, if not two. BRUIN WENT TO WORK WITH EXTREME PRUDENCE THOUGH HIS EYES GLARED WITH GREEDY DESIRE TO CLUTCH THE COVETED PREY FOR HE HAD PROBABLY BEEN FASTING A MONTH IF NOT TWO
 said, "and you be off to Johnson. I must try and steal a march on my adversary." "Courage, Hatteras!" said the Doctor, handing him the weapon, which he had carefully loaded meanwhile. "Never fear! but be sure you don't show yourselves till I fire." The Doctor soon joined the old boatswain behind the hummock, and told him what they had been doing. The bear was still there, but moving restlessly about, as if he felt the approach of danger. In a quarter of an hour or so the seal made his appearance on the ice. He had gone a good way round, so as to come on the bear by surprise, and every movement was so perfect an imitation of a seal, that even the Doctor would have been deceived if he had not known it was Hatteras. "It is capital!" said Johnson, in a low voice. The bear had instantly caught sight of the supposed seal, for he gathered himself up, preparing to make a spring as the animal came nearer, apparently seeking to return to his native element, and unaware of the enemy's proximity. LY NOW THEN GIVE ME THE GUN HE SAID AND YOU MUST BE OFF THE JOHNSON I MUST TRY AND STEAL A MARCH ON MY ADVERSARY COURAGE HATTERAS SAID THE DOCTOR HANDING HIM THE WEAPON WHICH HE HAD CAREFULLY LOADED MEANWHILE NEVER FEAR BUT BE SURE YOU DON'T SHOW YOURSELVES TILL I FIRE THE DOCTOR SOON JOINED THE OLD BOATSWAIN BEHIND THE HUMMOCK AND TOLD HIM WHAT THEY HAD BEEN DOING THE BEAR WAS STILL THERE BUT MOVING RESTLESSLY ABOUT AS IF HE FELT THE APPROACH OF DANGER IN A QUARTER OF AN HOUR OR SO THE SEAL MADE HIS APPEARANCE ON THE ICE HE HAD GONE A GOOD WAY ROUND SO AS TO COME ON THE BEAR BY SURPRISE AND EVERY MOVEMENT WAS SO PERFECT AN IMITATION OF A SEAL THAT EVEN THE DOCTOR WOULD HAVE BEEN DECEIVED IF HE HAD NOT KNOWN IT WAS HATTERAS IT IS CAPITAL SAID JOHNSON IN A LOW VOICE THE BEAR HAD INSTANTLY CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE SUPPOSED SEAL FOR HE GATHERED HIMSELF UP PREPARING TO MAKE A SPRING AS THE ANIMAL CAME NEARER APPARENTLY SEEKING TO RETURN TO HIS NATIVE ELEMENT AND UNAWARE OF THE ENEMY'S PROXIMITY
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