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was not. We went ashore and approached it, as it lay 

 motionless on a grassy bank. I still felt a strong 

 suspicion that it had already had all the shot it wanted. 

 We drew nearer and nearer, but it gave no sign of life. 

 I looked into Henrikson's honest face, to make sure that 

 they were not playing a trick on me ; but he was staring 







"AT FIRST WE TRIED TO DRAG THE BEAR." 

 (By A, Eietakke, from a Photograph.) 



fixedly at the bear. As I looked two shots went off, and 

 to my astonishment the great creature bounded into the 

 air, still dazed with sleep. Poor beast ! it was a harsh 

 awakening. Another shot, and it fell lifeless. 



We first tried to drag the bears down to the boat, but 

 they were too heavy for us ; and we now had a hard 

 piece of work skinning and cutting them up, and 



