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"Confound the beasts!" exclaimed the impetuous American. "What's the matter?" asked Johnson. "What's the matter? Why, those plaguey animals are piling up block after block, intending to bury us alive!" CONFOUND THE BEAST EXCLAIMED THE IMPETUOUS AMERICAN WHAT'S THE MATTER ASKED JOHNSON WHAT'S THE MATTER WHY THOSE PLAGUEY ANIMALS ARE PILING UP BLOCK AFTER BLOCK INTENDING TO BURY US ALIVE
ice on the outer side. As soon as the poker was red hot, he said to his comrades who stood eagerly watching him, wondering what he was going to do-- "This red-hot bar will keep off the bears when they try to get hold of it, and we shall be able easily to fire across it without letting them snatch away our guns." "A good idea," said Bell, posting himself beside Altamont. Hatteras withdrew the poker, and instantly plunged it in the wall. The melting snow made a loud hissing noise, and two bears ran and made a snatch at the glowing bar; but they fell back with a terrible howl, and at the same moment four shots resounded, one after the other. "Hit!" exclaimed Altamont. "Hit!" echoed Bell. "Let us repeat the dose," said Hatteras, carefully stopping up the opening meantime. The poker was again thrust into the fire, and in a few minutes was ready for Hatteras to recommence operations. Altamont and Bell reloaded their guns, and took their places; but this time the poker would not pass through. AL OPENING FOR HE LEFT A THIN SHEET OF ICE ON THE OUTER SIDE AS SOON AS THE POKER WAS RED HOT HE SAID TO HIS COMRADES WHO STOOD EAGERLY WATCHING HIM WONDERING WHAT HE WAS GOING TO DO THIS RED HOT BAR WILL KEEP OFF THE BEARS WHEN THEY TRY TO GET HOLD OF IT AND WE SHALL BE ABLE EASILY TO FIRE ACROSS IT WITHOUT LETTING THEM SNATCH AWAY OUR GUNS A GOOD IDEA SAID BELL POSTING HIMSELF BESIDE ALTAMONT HATTERAS WITHDREW THE POKER AND INSTANTLY PLUNGED IT IN THE WALL THE MELTING SNOW MADE A LOUD HISSING NOISE AND TWO BEARS RAN AND MADE A SNATCH AT THE GLOWING BAR BUT THEY FELL BACK WITH A TERRIBLE HOWL AND AT THE SAME MOMENT FOUR SHOTS RESOUNDED ONE AFTER THE OTHER HIT EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT HIT ECHOED BELL LET US REPEAT THE DOSE SAID HATTERAS CAREFULLY STOPPING UP THE OPENING MEANTIME THE POKER WAS AGAIN THRUST INTO THE FIRE AND IN A FEW MINUTES WAS READY FOR HATTERAS TO RECOMMENCE OPERATIONS ALTAMONT AND BELL RELOADED THEIR GUNS AND TOOK THEIR PLACES BUT THIS TIME THE POKER WOULD NOT PASS THROUGH
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