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The priority of Altamont seems to me indisputable. We will take our revenge by and by, and England will get her full share in our future discoveries. THE PRIORITY OF ALTAMONT SEEMS TO ME INDISPUTABLE WE WILL TAKE OUR REVENGE BY AND BY AND ENGLAND WILL GET HER FULL SHARE IN OUR FUTURE DISCOVERIES
aving two names like Grinnell's Land, which is also called Prince Albert's Land, because it was discovered almost simultaneously by an Englishman and an American. This is quite another matter; my right of priority is incontestable. No ship before mine ever touched this shore, no foot before mine ever trod this soil. I have given it a name, and that name it shall keep." "And what is that name?" inquired the Doctor. "New America," replied Altamont. Hatteras trembled with suppressed passion, but by a violent effort restrained himself. "Can you prove to me," said Altamont, "that an Englishman has set foot here before an American?" Johnson and Bell said nothing, though quite as much offended as the captain by Altamont's imperious tone. They felt that reply was impossible. For a few minutes there was an awkward silence, which the Doctor broke by saying-- "My friends, the highest human law is justice. It includes all others. Let us be just, then, and don't let any bad feeling get in among us. NGS TO ME I SHOULD NOT EVEN CONSENT TO HAVING TWO NAMES LIKE GRENELLE'S LAND WHICH IS ALSO CALLED PRINCE ALBERT'S LAND BECAUSE IT WAS DISCOVERED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY BY AN ENGLISHMAN AND AN AMERICAN THIS IS QUITE ANOTHER MATTER MY RIGHT OF PRIORITY IS INCONTESTABLE NO SHIP BEFORE MINE EVER TOUCHED THIS SHORE NO FOOT BEFORE MINE EVER TROD THIS SOIL I HAVE GIVEN IT A NAME AND THAT NAME IT SHALL KEEP AND WHAT IS THAT NAME INQUIRED THE DOCTOR NEW AMERICA REPLIED ALTAMONT HATTERAS TREMBLED WITH SUPPRESSED PASSION BUT BY A VIOLENT EFFORT RESTRAINED HIMSELF CAN YOU PROVE TO ME SAID ALTAMONT THAT AN ENGLISHMAN HAS SET FOOT HERE BEFORE AN AMERICAN JOHNSON AND BELL SAID NOTHING THOUGH QUITE AS MUCH OFFENDED AS THE CAPTAIN BY ALTAMONT'S IMPERIOUS TONE THEY FELT THAT REPLY WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR A FEW MINUTES THERE WAS AN AWKWARD SILENCE WHICH THE DOCTOR BROKE BY SAYING MY FRIENDS THE HIGHEST HUMAN LAW IS JUSTICE IT INCLUDES ALL OTHERS LET US BE JUST THEN AND DON'T LET ANY BAD FEELING GET IN AMONG US
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