Part 19 (1/2)
”Most assuredly”
”Well; they have changed their tactics,” said old Johnson, ”and given up the idea of suffocating us”
”Or ested the A furious at his invisible ene to attack us,” said Bell
”Well, what of it?” returned Hatteras
”We shall have a hand-to-hand struggle, that's all”
”And so much the better,” added Altah of invisible foes--let ht hiuns They would be useless here”
”With knife and hatchet then,” returned the American
The noise increased, and it was evident that the point of attack was the angle of the wall formed by its junction with the cliff
”They are hardly six feet off now,” said the boatswain
”Right, Johnson!” replied Altah to be ready for the attitude, planting his right foot fir himself back
Hatteras and the others followed his exaun in case of necessity
Everyseparated theave ith a loud crack, and a huge dark mass rolled over into the roo his hatchet to strike, when he was arrested by a well-known voice, exclai--
”For Heaven's sake, stop!”
”The Doctor! the Doctor!” cried Johnson
And the Doctor it actually ho had tunified fashi+on
”How do ye do, good friends?” he said, picking himself smartly up
His companions stood stupefied for a ues, and each rushed eagerly forward to welco embrace Hatteras was for once fairly overcoed him like a child
”And is it really you, Mr Clawbonny?” said Johnson
”Myself and nobody else, my old fellow I assure you I have been far more uneasy about you than you could have been about me”
”But how did you knoe had been attacked by a troop of bears?”