"I wish I had killed him, instead of my victim here.

I wonder what this poor little baby thing will do without its parent ?" "You'd better knock it on the head," said Fritz.

"It is safe to pine away, if left alone to take care of itself, now that its mother is dead." "I'm sure I can't do that," replied the lad, turning away from the pitiful sight.

"It would seem to me exactly like committing a murder in cold blood!" "You are too tender-hearted for a sealer," said Fritz in his matter-of- fact way; and then, with one tap from the butt end of his harpoon on its nose, he settled the fate of the poor little beast.
The result of this day's sport was, some thirteen sealskins, in addition to that of the sea elephant, which, although much larger of course than the others, did not appear to be of the same quality of fur.

From the number of animals they bagged, it was apparent that the bullets from their rifles must have penetrated more than one seal at a time, passing through the one aimed at and hitting some of those behind.