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III. By reason of the necessity in this matter, this order is sent direct, with copies to intermediate commanders. By order of the Governor and Commander-in-Chief. WM. NALLE, Adjutant-General.
"Don't you know," said the Finn, "that Black Nalle is always bigger and fiercer than his brown brother? Besides, just at this time he will be so savage with hunger, that he would eat one of us up the moment he got out. If that ice was away, I shouldn't like to stand here. Take your time, master! I think I can show you a better plan, at all events it is a safer one.
"But for what purpose have you designed this hole?" inquired Ivan, pointing to the little aperture that had been left in the wattled enclosure. "Oh," replied the peasant, "that is how we kill bears sometimes; especially if we are not rich enough to have a gun. As soon as old nalle rushes out from his den, the first thing he does is to run all round, looking for a chance to break through the fence.
Now "nalle" is the nickname of the bear throughout the Scandinavian countries, and our Russian hunters knew this well enough; but that a bear could be inside the little hole, to which their guide had pointed, appeared utterly incredible, and Ivan and Alexis burst into a loud laugh, while Pouchskin was rather inclined to show a little anger about the matter.
He was interrogated on this point. "By it," replied the peasant, taking from his pouch a tuft of long black fur, which was evidently that of a bear; "that is how I know that old nalle's in the cave, and the colour of the hair tells me that it's black nalle who's inside." "But how came you by that?" inquired all three in a breath, as the man held the tuft before their eyes.
Going up to a sort of cliff that formed the side of a little stony knoll, the Quan pointed to a hole in the rocks, saying, as he did so: "Old nalle is in there."
The Quan assured them that he would be certain to do so in time; but perhaps not for a few hours, till after they should have remained quiet a while, and old nalle should fancy they had gone away. "He has been a long time without his breakfast," added the Quan, "and his stomach will now be talking loudly to him; that will tell him to steal out for something to eat. No fear of it, masters!"
"Well then," said the Quan, "if you will help me to cut some strong stakes, I shall show you a plan by which you may knock old nalle upon the skull without danger to any of us, or send your bullets through his brain, if you like better to kill him in that way."
There were old tracks of the peasant himself and of a dog, but not of a bear. "It's a decided take-in," grumbled Pouchskin. "Patience, master!" said the Quan. "There is a bear inside for all that; and I'll prove it, or else return you your money. See my little dog! he'll tell you old nalle is there. It was he that told me."
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