Nick shouted to him not to hasten so fast, but the young gentleman was not to be checked in that style, and he kept up his flight with undiminished speed.
"Let him go, then," said Nick, dropping down to a rapid walk, in which Sam joined him; "his legs are so long that he can outrun us both."
"Which is a good thing."
"Why so?"
"As soon as he catches sight of the bear, he will turn about and run with might and main."
"I'm not so sure of that," remarked Nick, who began to think there was more in Herbert than they had suspected.
"He is so anxious to get the animal that he doesn't know the risk he is running. The fight you had with the buck yesterday shows what a more harmless animal will do when he turns to fight the hunter."
"But Herbert will be likely to wait till we come up to him if he sees the bear."
"There's no telling what such a fellow will do when he loses his head; the only chance for him is that we may be so close that we can turn in and help him."
"Then we had better hurry."