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The American was in less pain, and was evidently gradually coming back to life. He opened his eyes, but could not yet speak, for his lips were so affected by the scurvy that articulation was impossible, but he could hear and understand all that was said to him. THE AMERICAN WAS IN LESS PAIN AND WAS EVENT EVIDENTLY GRADUALLY COMING BACK TO LIFE HE OPENED HIS EYES BUT COULD NOT YET SPEAK FOR HIS LIPS WERE SO AFFECTED BY THE SCURVY THAT ARTICULATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE BUT HE COULD HEAR AND UNDERSTAND ALL THAT WAS SAID TO HIM
 resumed their places beside their companions in misfortune. CHAPTER II. FIRST WORDS OF ALTAMONT. About eight o'clock in the evening, the grey snow clouds cleared away for a little, and the stars shone out brilliantly in the sky. Hatteras seized the opportunity and went out silently to take the altitude of some of the principal constellations. He wished to ascertain if the ice-field was still drifting. In half an hour he returned and sat down in a corner of the hut, where he remained without stirring all night, motionless as if asleep, but in reality buried in deepest thought. The next day the snow fell heavily, and the Doctor congratulated himself on his wise forethought, when he saw the white sheet lying three feet thick over the scene of the explosion, completely obliterating all traces of the Forward. It was impossible to venture outside in such weather, but the stove drew capitally, and made the hut quite comfortable, or at any rate it seemed so to the weary, worn out adventurers. ARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES BYRNE CHAPTER TWO FIRST WORDS OF ALTAMONT ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK IN THE EVENING THE GRAY SNOW CLOUDS CLEARED AWAY FOR A LITTLE AND THE STARS SHONE OUT BRILLIANTLY IN THE SKY HATTERAS SEIZED THE OPPORTUNITY AND WENT SILENTLY TO TAKE THE ALTITUDE OF SOME OF THE PRINCIPAL CONSTELLATIONS HE WISHED TO ASCERTAIN IF THE ICE FIELD WAS STILL DRIFTING IN HALF AN HOUR HE RETURNED AND SAT DOWN IN A CORNER OF THE HUT WHERE HE REMAINED WITHOUT STIRRING ALL NIGHT MOTIONLESS AS IF ASLEEP BUT IN REALITY BURIED IN DEEPEST THOUGHT THE NEXT DAY THE SNOW FELL HEAVILY AND THE DOCTOR CONGRATULATED HIMSELF ON HIS WISE FORETHOUGHT WHEN HE SAW THE WHITE SHEET LYING THREE FEET THICK OVER THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION COMPLETELY OBLITERATING ALL TRACES OF THE FORWARD IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE IN SUCH WEATHER BUT THE STOVE DREW CAPITALLY AND MADE THE HUT QUITE COMFORTABLE OR AT ANY RATE IT SEEMED SO TO THE WEARY WORN OUT ADVENTURERS
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