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Duk could not tell what to make of it, and stood stupefied. It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures; they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, and lay down at his feet as if inviting friendly caresses, and doing their utmost to welcome the strangers. DUKE COULD NOT TELL WHAT TO MAKE OF IT AND STOOD STUPEFIED IT WAS A STRANGE AND TOUCHING SPECTACLE TO SEE THE PRETTY CREATURES THEY FLEW ON CLAWBONNY'S SHOULDERS AND LAY DOWN AT HIS FEET AS IF INVITING FRIENDLY CARESSES AND DOING THEIR UTMOST TO WELCOME THE STRANGERS
 ] "Stop!" cried the Doctor; "stop, you furious hunter. Let the poor little things alone; they are not thinking of running away. Look, they are actually coming to us, I do believe!" He was right, for presently three or four young hares, gambolling away among the fresh moss and tiny heaths, came running about their legs so fearlessly and trustfully, that even Altamont was disarmed. They [Illustration: It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty creatures--they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, etc.--P.169] rubbed against the Doctor's knees, and let him stroke them till the kind-hearted man could not help saying to Altamont-- "Why give shot to those who come for caresses? The death of these little beasts could do us no good." "You say what's true, Clawbonny. Let them live!" replied Hatteras. [Illustration: ] "And these ptarmigans too, I suppose, and these long-legged plovers," added Altamont, as a whole covey of birds flew down among the hunters, never suspecting their danger. UNTRY AH IF I'M NOT MUCH MISTAKEN IT HAS SOME FOUR FOOTED INHABITANTS ALREADY THOSE FRISKY LITTLE FELLOWS KNOW THE BEST SPOTS TO CHOOSE HARES I DECLARE THAT'S JOLLY SAID ALTAMONT LOADING HIS GUN STOP CRIED THE DOCTOR STOP YOU FURIOUS HUNTER LET THE POOR LITTLE THINGS ALONE THEY'RE NOT THINKING OF RUNNING AWAY LOOK THEY'RE ACTUALLY COMING TO US I DO BELIEVE HE WAS RIGHT FOR PRESENTLY THREE OR FOUR YOUNG HARES GAMBOLING AWAY AMONG THE FRESH MOSS AND TINY HEATHS CAME RUNNING ABOUT THEIR LEGS SO FEARLESSLY AND TRUSTFULLY THAT EVEN ALTAMONT WAS DISARMED THEY RUBBED AGAINST THE DOCTOR'S KNEES AND LET HIM STROKE THEM TILL THE KIND HEARTED MAN COULD NOT HELP SAYING TO ALTAMONT WHY GIVE SHOT TO THOSE WHO COME FOR CARESSES THE DEATH OF THESE LITTLE BEASTS COULD DO US NO GOOD YOU SAY WHAT'S TRUE CLAWBONNY LET THEM LIVE REPLIED HATTERAS AND THOSE PTARMIGANS TOO I SUPPOSE AND THESE LONG LEGGED PLOVERS ADDED ALTAMONT AS A WHOLE COVEY OF BIRDS FLEW DOWN AMONG THE HUNTERS NEVER SUSPECTING THEIR DANGER
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