It was a wild scene of confusion--the spray was dashed over the ice round the hole, and the men, as they ran about in extreme excitement, slipped and occasionally tumbled in their haste; while the maddened brute glared at them like a fiend, and bellowed in its anger and pain.
Suddenly it dived, leaving the men staring at each other.

The sudden cessation of noise and turmoil had a very strange effect.
"Is't away ?" inquired Saunders, with a look of chagrin.
He was answered almost instantly by the walrus reappearing, and making furious efforts by means of its flippers and tusks to draw itself out upon the ice, while it roared with redoubled energy.

The shot that was instantly fired seemed to have no effect, and the well-directed harpoon of Awatok was utterly disregarded by it.

Amos Parr, however, gave it a lance-thrust that caused it to howl vehemently, and dyed the foam with its blood.
"Hand me a spear, Buzzby," cried Saunders; "the musket-balls seem to hurt him as little as peas.

Oot o' my gait." The second mate made a rush so tremendous that something awful would infallibly have resulted, had he not struck his foot against a bit of ice and fallen violently on his breast.