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cove. He kept pressing them, but they 

 would not let him get near enough for a 

 shot. At last they began to mistrust, 

 stopped feeding, did not like the look of 

 that ice-cake. 



Now, it has been my experience, in hunting 

 geese and brant, that it is wise not to press 

 them with the boat when they are swimming 

 from you. Let them see that they can get 

 away from the thing following, then, when 

 they slacken, get upon them quickly, slowing 

 down the boat again when they move off; 

 generally, the third time, you can approach 

 near enough to fire before they try to escape. 

 As I found they had shifted position so much 

 after we anchored, we raised it, and got more 

 in direct line to the outside ice. " Will, it 

 begins to look as if S. and John will get a 

 chance at them. They are less than 100 

 yards off now, and the boat is to windward, 

 and they must rise in that direction. " The 

 prospects were brightening, and they made 

 me tremble with excitement. If no false 

 move is made now, they will get an awakening 

 soon. " Will ! S. is going to fire." He has 

 his gun levelled, and they are standing with 



