so 
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if it be disagreeable, usually does come). 
I never moved a muscle. This time 
the pressure on my atm was unmis- 
takable. I turned quickly and saw — 
the cook — with a gun! 
The cook, gun, knives, fire, snow, 
and stars danced a mad jig before me 
for an instant. Then the cook suddenly 
resumed his proper position, and I saw 
that his disengaged hand was held in an 
attitude of warning for silence. He 
pointed off into the woods and appeared 
to be listening. Soon I thought I heard 
a snapping of a branch away off up the 
mountain. 
‘* Bear,” the cook whispered. “ Fol- 
low me.” 
I followed. It was hard work to get 
over logs and stones without noise, in a 
long mackintosh, and, besides, I wished 
that I had brought a gun. I should 
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