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"Now," said Clawbonny to his companions, "load your guns, in case our assailants are not killed. NOW SAID CLAWBONNY TO HIS COMPANIONS LOAD YOUR GUNS IN CASE OUR ASSAILANTS ARE NOT KILLED
 precious, and they will be all spared, thank God!" "Well, I give it up!" said the American. "I'll make no more guesses." "I should like to know what is the good of learning physics," said the Doctor, smiling, "if they can't help a man at a pinch like this. Haven't we an electric battery, and long enough lines attached to it to serve our purpose? We can fire our mine whenever we please in an instant, and without the slightest danger." "Hurrah!" exclaimed Johnson. "Hurrah!" echoed the others, without heeding whether the enemy heard them or not. The Doctor's idea was immediately carried out, and the connecting lines uncoiled and laid down from the house to the chamber of the mine, one end of each remaining attached to the electric pile, and the other inserted into the keg of powder. By nine o'clock everything was ready. It was high time, for the bears were furiously engaged in the work of demolition. Johnson was stationed in the powder-magazine, in charge of the cord which held the bait.  DOCTOR HOLDING OUT HIS HAND ALL OUR LIVES ARE PRECIOUS AND THEY WILL ALL BE SPARED THANK GOD WELL I GIVE UP SAID THE AMERICAN I'LL MAKE NO MORE GUESSES I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE GOOD OF LEARNING PHYSIC SAID THE DOCTOR SMILING IF THEY CAN'T HELP A MAN AT A PINCH LIKE THIS HAVEN'T WE AN ELECTRIC BATTERY AND LONG ENOUGH LINES ATTACHED TO IT TO SERVE OUR PURPOSE WE CAN FIRE OUR MINE WHENEVER WE PLEASE IN AN INSTANT AND WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST DANGER HOORAY EXCLAIMED JOHNSON HOORAY ECHOED THE OTHERS WITHOUT HEEDING WHETHER THE ENEMY HEARD THEM OR NOT THE DOCTOR'S IDEA WAS IMMEDIATELY CARRIED OUT AND THE CONNECTING LINES UNCOILED AND LAID DOWN FROM THE HOUSE TO THE CHAMBER OF THE MINE ONE END OF EACH REMAINING ATTACHED TO THE ELECTRIC PILE AND THE OTHER INSERTED INTO THE KEG OF POWDER BY NINE O'CLOCK EVERYTHING WAS READY IT WAS HIGH TIME FOR THE BEARS WERE FURIOUSLY ENGAGED IN THE WORK OF DEMOLITION JOHNSON WAS STATIONED IN THE POWDER MAGAZINE IN CHARGE OF THE CORD WHICH HELD THE BAIT
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