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"It is the only thing we can do, I suppose," said Altamont. So it was agreed; but waiting was hard work, and Altamont could not refrain from giving vent to his impatience by thundering maledictions on the bears, and abusing the ill fate which had placed them in such an awkward and humbling predicament. IT IS THE ONLY THING WE CAN DO I SUPPOSE SAID ALTAMONT SO IT WAS AGREED BUT WAITING WAS HARD WORK AND ALTAMONT COULD NOT REFRAIN FROM GIVING VENT TO HIS IMPATIENCE BY THUNDERING MALEDICTIONS ON THE BEARS AND ABUSING THE ILL FATE WHICH HAD PLACED THEM IN SUCH AN AWKWARD AND HUMBLING PREDICAMENT
 you say, Mr. Altamont?" "Oh, let's eat, by all means, if that will please you, though we're in a ridiculous, not to say humiliating, plight." "I'll bet you we'll find a way out after dinner." No one replied, but they seated themselves round the table. [Illustration: ] Johnson, trained in Clawbonny's school, tried to be brave and unconcerned about the danger, but he could scarcely manage it. His jokes stuck in his throat. Moreover, the whole party began to feel uncomfortable. The atmosphere was getting dense, for every opening was hermetically sealed. The stoves would hardly draw, and it was evident would soon go out altogether for want of oxygen. Hatteras was the first to see their fresh danger, and he made no attempt to hide it from his companions. "If that is the case," said Altamont, "we must get out at all risks." "Yes," replied Hatteras; "but let us wait till night. We will make a hole in the roof, and let in a provision of air, and then one of us can fire out of it on the bears. NOW WOULD BE WHAT TO TAKE SOME FOOD THAT CAN'T HURT US WHAT DO YOU SAY MISTER ALTAMONT OH LET'S EAT BY ALL MEANS IF THAT WILL PLEASE YOU THOUGH WE'RE IN A RIDICULOUS NOT TO SAY HUMILIATING PLIGHT I'LL BET YOU WE'LL FIND A WAY OUT AFTER DINNER NO ONE REPLIED BUT THEY SEATED THEMSELVES ROUND THE TABLE JOHNSON TRAINED IN CLAWBONNY SCHOOL TRIED TO BE BRAVE AND UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER BUT HE COULD SCARCELY MANAGE IT HIS JOKES STUCK IN HIS THROAT MOREOVER THE WHOLE PARTY BEGAN TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE THE ATMOSPHERE WAS GETTING DENSE FOR EVERY OPENING WAS HERMETICALLY SEALED THE STOVES WOULD HARDLY DRAW AND IT WAS EVIDENT WOULD SOON GO OUT ALTOGETHER FOR WANT OF OXYGEN HATTERAS WAS THE FIRST TO SEE THEIR FRESH DANGER AND HE MADE NO ATTEMPT TO HIDE IT FROM HIS COMPANIONS IF THAT IS THE CASE SAID ALTAMONT WE MUST GET OUT AT ALL RISKS YES REPLIED HATTERAS BUT LET US WAIT TILL NIGHT WE WILL MAKE A HOLE IN THE ROOF AND LET IN A PROVISION OF AIR AND THEN ONE OF US CAN FIRE OUT OF IT ON THE BEARS
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