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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. 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
o explain," replied Clawbonny; "but I have no doubt that if these same Norwegians were transplanted to Greenland, they would learn to eat like the Esquimaux by the second or third generation. Even if we ourselves were to remain in this blessed country long, we should be as bad as the Esquimaux, even if we escaped becoming regular gluttons." "I declare, Mr. Clawbonny, you make me 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.  AFFAIR OF ORGANIZATION OUT OF MY POWER TO EXPLAIN REPLIED CLAWBONNY BUT I HAVE NO DOUBT THAT IF THESE SAME NORWEGIANS WERE TRANSPLANTED TO GREENLAND THEY WOULD LEARN TO EAT LIKE THE ESKIMOS BY THE SECOND OR THIRD GENERATION EVEN IF WE OURSELVES WERE TO REMAIN IN THIS BLESSED COUNTRY LONG WE SHOULD BE AS BAD AS THE ESQUIMAUX EVEN IF WE ESCAPED BECOMING REGULAR GLUTTONS I DECLARE MISTER CLAWBONNY YOU MAKE ME 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
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