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"Oh!" replied the Doctor, "bears are endowed with a wonderfully keen sense of smell, and a piercing sight; and, more than that, they are extremely intelligent, almost more so than any other animal. OH REPLIED THE DOCTOR BEARS ARE ENDOWED WITH A WONDERFULLY KEEN SENSE OF SMELL AND A PIERCING SIGHT AND MORE THAN THAT THEY ARE EXTREMELY INTELLIGENT ALMOST MORE SO THAN ANY OTHER ANIMAL
connoitre the coast." [Illustration: ] "You're right," said the Doctor, "and, what's more, it is certain that they have been here last night." "And other nights before that," replied Altamont. "I don't think so," rejoined Clawbonny. "It is more likely that they waited till the cessation of the tempest, and were on their way down to the bay, intending to catch seals, when they scented us." "Well, we can easily find out if they come tonight," said Altamont. "How?" "By effacing all the marks in a given place, and if to-morrow, we find fresh ones, it will be evident that Fort Providence is the goal for which the bears are bound." [Illustration: ] "Very good, at any rate we shall know, then, what we have to expect." The three hunters set to work, and scraped the snow over till all the footprints were obliterated for a considerable distance. "It is singular, though," said Bell, "that bears could scent us all that way off; we have not been burning anything fat which might have attracted them. OK THESE ANIMALS HAVE COME FROM THE SOUTHEAST AND STOPPED AT THIS PLACE AND COMMENCED TO RECONNOITRE THE COAST YOU ARE RIGHT SAID THE DOCTOR AND WHAT'S MORE IT IS CERTAIN THAT THEY HAVE BEEN HERE LAST NIGHT AND OTHER NIGHTS BEFORE THAT REPLIED ALTAMONT I DON'T THINK SO REJOINED CLAWBONNY IT IS MORE LIKELY THAT THEY WAITED TILL THE CESSATION OF THE TEMPEST AND WERE ON THEIR WAY DOWN TO THE BAY INTENDING TO CATCH SEALS WHEN THEY SCENTED US WELL WE CAN EASILY FIND OUT IF THEY COME TO NIGHT SAID ALTAMONT HOW BY EFFACING ALL THE MARKS IN A GIVEN PLACE AND IF TO MORROW WE FIND FRESH ONES IT WILL BE EVIDENT THAT FORT PROVIDENCE IS THE GOAL FOR WHICH THE BEARS ARE BOUND VERY GOOD AT ANY RATE WE SHALL KNOW THEN WHAT WE HAVE TO EXPECT THREE HUNTERS SET TO WORK AND SCRAPED THE SNOW OVER TILL ALL THE FOOTPRINTS WERE OBLITERATED FOR A CONSIDERABLE DISTANCE IT IS SINGULAR THOUGH SAID BELL THAT BEARS COULD SCENT US ALL THAT WAY OFF WE HAVE NOT BEEN BURNING ANYTHING FAT WHICH MIGHT HAVE ATTRACTED THEM
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