Cast away in the cold : an old man's story of a young man's adventures, as related by Captain John Hardy, mariner . k. But he did not staymore than a second or so, going down as quickly as he haddone before. As soon as the line was loosened, however, wedrew in the slack, and wound it around Old Crumply, so thatthe seal did not have so much of it now to play with. Nordid he remain under so long the second time. When he cameup again, we got in all the slack of the line that we could, asbefore. It was now clear enough that we should be sure of theseal, if we could only get something to kill him w
Cast away in the cold : an old man's story of a young man's adventures, as related by Captain John Hardy, mariner . k. But he did not staymore than a second or so, going down as quickly as he haddone before. As soon as the line was loosened, however, wedrew in the slack, and wound it around Old Crumply, so thatthe seal did not have so much of it now to play with. Nordid he remain under so long the second time. When he cameup again, we got in all the slack of the line that we could, asbefore. It was now clear enough that we should be sure of theseal, if we could only get something to kill him with ; and sothe quick-witted Dean ran off at once to the hut, and broughta walrus tusk that we had saved. This was driven into thehard snow not far from the hole, and, while the Dean held itthere firmly, I got the line made fast around it. As soon as Isaw that this was secure, and that the Dean was holding on CAST AWAY IN THE COLD. X69 bravely, I unfastened the line from Old Crumply, and, whenthe seal came next time, I gave him a heavy thrust with thesharp end of it. But this did not kill him by any means, nor. Ingenuity is rewarded, and Old Crumply distinguished did he give me another chance for some time. Then, how-ever, he was almost dead with bleeding, and fright, and hardstrugghng to get away, to say nothing of holding his breath solong; but I wanted him too badly to have any mercy on him,8 I/O CAST AWAY IN THE COLD. SO I worked away as hard as I could to get in all the line, sothat the seal could not sink down through the hole any more. At last I was successful, and the seal was fast in the hole,and with all his struggling he could not get away. With theaid of Old Crumply, I now quickly made an end of him. Assoon as he was dead, we drew him out on the ice, and rejoicedover him. Such shouting never was before known, at least inthat part of the world. If anybody could have heard andseen us, we should have surely been taken up for insane peo -pie, especially the Dean, whose
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