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Cyrus

Harding

,

Herbert

,

Gideon

Spilett

,

Neb

,

and

the

sailor

were

soon

collected

on

the

shore

,

at

a

place

where

the

channel

left

a

ford

passable

at

low

tide

.

The

hunters

could

therefore

traverse

it

without

getting

wet

higher

than

the

knee

.

Harding

then

put

his

foot

on

the

islet

for

the

first

,

and

his

companions

for

the

second

time

.

On

their

landing

some

hundreds

of

penguins

looked

fearlessly

at

them

.

The

hunters

,

armed

with

sticks

,

could

have

killed

them

easily

,

but

they

were

not

guilty

of

such

useless

massacre

,

as

it

was

important

not

to

frighten

the

seals

,

who

were

lying

on

the

sand

several

cable

lengths

off

.

They

also

respected

certain

innocent-looking

birds

,

whose

wings

were

reduced

to

the

state

of

stumps

,

spread

out

like

fins

,

ornamented

with

feathers

of

a

scaly

appearance

.

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The

settlers

,

therefore

,

prudently

advanced

towards

the

north

point

,

walking

over

ground

riddled

with

little

holes

,

which

formed

nests

for

the

sea-birds

.

Towards

the

extremity

of

the

islet

appeared

great

black

heads

floating

just

above

the

water

,

having

exactly

the

appearance

of

rocks

in

motion

.

These

were

the

seals

which

were

to

be

captured

.

It

was

necessary

,

however

,

first

to

allow

them

to

land

,

for

with

their

close

,

short

hair

,

and

their

fusiform

conformation

,

being

excellent

swimmers

,

it

is

difficult

to

catch

them

in

the

sea

,

while

on

land

their

short

,

webbed

feet

prevent

their

having

more

than

a

slow

,

waddling

movement

.

Pencroft

knew

the

habits

of

these

creatures

,

and

he

advised

waiting

till

they

were

stretched

on

the

sand

,

when

the

sun

,

before

long

,

would

send

them

to

sleep

.

They

must

then

manage

to

cut

off

their

retreat

and

knock

them

on

the

head

.

The

hunters

,

having

concealed

themselves

behind

the

rocks

,

waited

silently

.

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An

hour

passed

before

the

seals

came

to

play

on

the

sand

.

They

could

count

half

a

dozen

.

Pencroft

and

Herbert

then

went

round

the

point

of

the

islet

,

so

as

to

take

them

in

the

rear

,

and

cut

off

their

retreat

.

During

this

time

Cyrus

Harding

,

Spilett

,

and

Neb

,

crawling

behind

the

rocks

,

glided

towards

the

future

scene

of

combat

.

All

at

once

the

tall

figure

of

the

sailor

appeared

.

Pencroft

shouted

.

The

engineer

and

his

two

companions

threw

themselves

between

the

sea

and

the

seals

.

Two

of

the

animals

soon

lay

dead

on

the

sand

,

but

the

rest

regained

the

sea

in

safety

.

"

Here

are

the

seals

required

,

captain

!

"

said

the

sailor

,

advancing

towards

the

engineer

.

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