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Altamont smoked or dozed, and the Doctor took care not to disturb either of them, for he was in perpetual fear of a quarrel between them. At meal times he always led the conversation away from irritating topics and sought, as far as possible, to instruct and interest all parties. ALTAMONT SMOKED OR DOZED AND THE DOCTOR TOOK CARE NOT TO DISTURB EITHER OF THEM FOR HE WAS IN PERPETUAL FEAR OF A QUARREL BETWEEN THEM AT MEAL TIMES HE ALWAYS LED THE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM IRRITATING TOPICS AND SOUGHT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO INSTRUCT AND INTEREST ALL PARTIES
 inside, and emptying out the snow which drifted into the long passage leading to the inner door. The "Snow-House" stood out well, defying storm and tempest, and the snow only seemed to increase the thickness of the walls. The storehouses, too, did not give way the least; but though they were only a few yards off, it was found necessary to lay in enough provisions for the day, as very often the weather made it almost impossible to venture that short distance. The unloading of the Porpoise turned out to have been a wise precaution, for she was slowly but surely being crashed to pieces by the silent, irresistible pressure around her. Still the Doctor was always hoping enough planks might be sufficiently sound to construct a small vessel to convey them back to England, but the right time to build had not come. [Illustration: ] [Illustration: ] The five men were consequently compelled to spend the greater part of the day in complete idleness. Hatteras lolled on his bed absorbed in thought. ICE WALLS OF THE HUT AS THEY BECAME DAMP WITH THE HEAT INSIDE AND EMPTYING OUT THE SNOW WHICH DRIFTED INTO THE LONG PASSAGE LEADING TO THE INNER DOOR THE SNOW HOUSE STOOD OUT WELL DEFYING STORM AND TEMPEST AND THE SNOW ONLY SEEMED TO INCREASE THE THICKNESS OF THE WALLS THE STOREHOUSES TOO DID NOT GIVE WAY THE LEAST BUT THOUGH THEY WERE ONLY A FEW YARDS OFF IT WAS FOUND NECESSARY TO LAY IN ENOUGH PROVISIONS FOR THE DAY AS VERY OFTEN THE WEATHER MADE IT ALMOST IMPOSSIBLE TO VENTURE THAT SHORT DISTANCE THE UNLOADING OF THE PORPOISE TURNED OUT TO HAVE BEEN A WISE PRECAUTION FOR SHE WAS SLOWLY BUT SURELY BEING CRASHED TO PIECES BY THE SILENT IRRESISTIBLE PRESSURE AROUND HER STILL THE DOCTOR WAS ALWAYS HOPING ENOUGH PLANKS MIGHT BE SUFFICIENTLY SOUND TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL VESSEL TO CONVEY THEM BACK TO ENGLAND BUT THE RIGHT TIME TO BUILD HAD NOT COME THE FIVE MEN WERE CONSEQUENTLY COMPELLED TO SPEND THE GREATER PART OF THE DAY IN COMPLETE IDLENESS HATTERAS LOLLED ON HIS BED ABSORBED IN THOUGHT
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