" did you ever see this before ? " he asked , holding it out to the unfortunate seal catcher . he , to his horror , recognised his own hunting knife with which he had struck the seal in the morning , and which had been carried off by the wounded animal . at the sight of it he fell upon his face and begged for mercy . he at once came to the conclusion that the inhabitants of the cavern , enraged at the harm which had been wrought upon their comrade , had , in some magic way , contrived to capture him , and to bring him down to their subterranean abode , in order to wreak their vengeance upon him by killing him . but , instead of doing so , they crowded round him , rubbing their soft noses against his fur to show their sympathy . they implored him not to put himself about , for no harm would befall him , and they would love him all their lives long if he would only do what they asked him .
horrified .
how did the seal catcher feel after he saw his hunting knife ?
how did the seal catcher feel after he saw his hunting knife ?