Although amazed at the sight of such a peculiar boat there, these Nova Zembla savages soon recovered from their surprise, and brandishing their weapons at our friends whom they now saw, they began to prepare for an attack.
Their animosity was aroused by the injury done so innocently to some of the inmates of the ice huts.
Frank could do nothing with the ship but let her stop of her own accord when she plunged into the snow drift.
“Natives!” he exclaimed in surprise, upon seeing them.
“Armed and angry at us, too,” added the professor.
“We’ve ruined several of their huts.”
“Yes; and injured the inmates of some.”
“That’s what they are angry about.”
“Evidently,” coincided the professor.
“I didn’t notice the huts until we were upon them.”