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"Dead  frozen  and even  " He did not finish the sentence, but a look of unspeakable horror came over his face. The Doctor and the others were so roused by this incident, that they managed to get up and drag themselves after Altamont towards the place he indicated. DEAD FROZEN AND EVEN HE DID NOT FINISH THE SENTENCE BUT A LOOK OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR CAME OVER HIS FACE THE DOCTOR AND THE OTHERS WERE SO ROUSED BY THE INCIDENT THAT THEY MANAGED TO GET UP AND DRAG THEMSELVES AFTER ALTAMONT TOWARD THE PLACE HE INDICATED
st, for the travellers could not drag one foot after the other, and two of the dogs had died from exhaustion. None of the party felt equal to put up the tent, so they took shelter behind an iceberg. Provisions were now so reduced, that, notwithstanding their scanty rations, there was only enough left for one week. Starvation stared the poor fellows in the face. [Illustration: "Dead, frozen----"--P.262] Altamont, who had displayed great unselfishness and devotion to the others, roused his sinking energies, and determined to go out and find food for his comrades. He took his gun, called Duk, and went off almost unnoticed by the rest. He had been absent about an hour, and only once during that time had they heard the report of his gun; and now he was coming back empty-handed, but running as if terrified. "What is the matter?" asked the Doctor. "Down there, under the snow!" said Altamont, speaking as if scared, and pointing in a particular direction. "What?" "A whole party of men!" "Alive? ION AT SOME DISTANT PERIOD HERE IT WAS ABSOLUTELY NECESSARY TO TAKE A FEW DAYS REST FOR THE TRAVELLERS COULD NOT DRAG ONE FOOT AFTER THE OTHER AND TWO OF THE DOGS HAD DIED FROM EXHAUSTION NONE OF THE PARTY FELT EQUAL TO PUT UP THE TENT SO THEY TOOK SHELTER BEHIND AN ICEBERG PROVISIONS WERE NOW SO REDUCED THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THEIR SCANTY RATIONS THERE WAS ONLY ENOUGH LEFT FOR ONE WEEK STARVATION STARED THE POOR FELLOWS IN THE FACE ALTAMONT WHO HAD DISPLAYED GREAT UNSELFISHNESS AND DEVOTION TO THE OTHERS ROUSED HIS SINKING ENERGIES AND DETERMINED TO GO OUT AND FIND FOOD FOR HIS COMRADES HE TOOK HIS GUN CALLED DUKE AND WENT OFF ALMOST UNNOTICED BY THE REST HE HAD BEEN ABSENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND ONLY ONCE DURING THAT TIME HAD THEY HEARD THE REPORT OF HIS GUN AND NOW HE WAS COMING BACK EMPTY HANDED BUT RUNNING AS IF TERRIFIED WHAT IS THE MATTER ASKED THE DOCTOR DOWN THERE UNDER THE SNOW SAID ALTAMONT SPEAKING AS IF SCARED AND POINTING IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION WHAT A WHOLE PARTY OF MEN ALIVE
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