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The
hunters
had
scarcely
entered
the
bushes
when
they
saw
Top
engaged
in
a
struggle
with
an
animal
which
he
was
holding
by
the
ear
.
This
quadruped
was
a
sort
of
pig
nearly
two
feet
and
a
half
long
,
of
a
blackish
brown
color
,
lighter
below
,
having
hard
scanty
hair
;
its
toes
,
then
strongly
fixed
in
the
ground
,
seemed
to
be
united
by
a
membrane
.
Herbert
recognized
in
this
animal
the
capybara
,
that
is
to
say
,
one
of
the
largest
members
of
the
rodent
order
.
Meanwhile
,
the
capybara
did
not
struggle
against
the
dog
.
It
stupidly
rolled
its
eyes
,
deeply
buried
in
a
thick
bed
of
fat
.
Perhaps
it
saw
men
for
the
first
time
.
However
,
Neb
having
tightened
his
grasp
on
his
stick
,
was
just
going
to
fell
the
pig
,
when
the
latter
,
tearing
itself
from
Top
's
teeth
,
by
which
it
was
only
held
by
the
tip
of
its
ear
,
uttered
a
vigorous
grunt
,
rushed
upon
Herbert
,
almost
overthrew
him
,
and
disappeared
in
the
wood
.
"
The
rascal
!
"
cried
Pencroft
.
All
three
directly
darted
after
Top
,
but
at
the
moment
when
they
joined
him
the
animal
had
disappeared
under
the
waters
of
a
large
pond
shaded
by
venerable
pines
.
Neb
,
Herbert
,
and
Pencroft
stopped
,
motionless
.
Top
plunged
into
the
water
,
but
the
capybara
,
hidden
at
the
bottom
of
the
pond
,
did
not
appear
.
"
Let
us
wait
,
"
said
the
boy
,
"
for
he
will
soon
come
to
the
surface
to
breathe
.
"
"
Wo
n't
he
drown
?
"
asked
Neb.
.
"
No
,
"
replied
Herbert
,
"
since
he
has
webbed
feet
,
and
is
almost
an
amphibious
animal
.
But
watch
him
.
"
Top
remained
in
the
water
.
Pencroft
and
his
two
companions
went
to
different
parts
of
the
bank
,
so
as
to
cut
off
the
retreat
of
the
capybara
,
which
the
dog
was
looking
for
beneath
the
water
.
