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signs of alarm & Ending in 
galloping lumberingly away
across the globe & taking to the
water soon after the little
one made off in another direction
and we were surprised to see
another adult (which proved
to be the ♀ see proceeding page) leap
up among the hummock &
gallop off & take to the water
with the young one. We
steamed up to the first one
which left the ice & I killed
it with a shot in the brain
Then we made after the other
pair and coming up I saw
the ♀ swimming just behind
the yg. one & sometimes so
near that her muzzle almost
touched its ears thus trying
to protect her offspring.
A large number of shots were
fired at these before they
were killed 5 balls in the
head of the ♀ & as many
more in her neck & back
before she succumbed and
once when one of my balls
struck her in the head she
half wheeled about raised her
head & looking back uttered
a hoarse growl as much
as to say - "If you were smaller
I would soon settle accounts"
but she then made off again
until I doubled her up with
a ball in her neck-
The first one shot was now
so far away that we could
not find it so the last two
were hauled onboard and
the fog shutting down again
the Corwin turned about &
stood off shore to the SE.
until she cleared the ice about
6 PM- when we found quite
a swell on though it was like
a mill pond inside the ice