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The yacht then went ahead again , and the speed-bell was rung immediately . The pressure on the game was renewed , and they ceased to struggle . The apparatus held fast , for the saurian fishers were experienced in their business , and had done their work well . At eight o'clock the Blanchita reached the mouth of the river . The crocodiles were not dead , but their stomachs must have been in a terrible condition . To Louis it seemed to be cruel to prolong their sufferings ; and he wished Achang to request the Malays to kill them , and Scott agreed with him . The Bornean said they could not kill them while they were towing behind , and that , if the lines were slacked , they might get away .