Thought I wouldn't wait.

He looked pretty big.
I'd nothing but the pole, you know." "We must have him!" exclaimed Wade.
"Best way will be to let down the boat, and work round the floe to prevent his taking to the water," advised the captain.

"They will swim like ducks three or four miles at a time." While the boat was being let down, Kit and I ran to load the muskets.
"I'm going to put the bayonets on our two," said Kit.

"They'll be handy if we should come to close quarters with him." Raed and Wade, with the captain, were getting ready to go out on the ice.

Weymouth and Hobbs were already in the boat.