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"It was in 1848," he said, "that two vessels, the Herald and the Plover, were sent out in search of Franklin, but their efforts proving ineffectual, two others were despatched to assist them   the Investigator, in command of McClure, and the Enterprise, in command of Captain Collison. IT WAS IN EIGHTEEN FORTY EIGHT HE SAID THAT TWO VESSELS THE HERALD AND THE PLOVER WERE SENT OUT IN SEARCH OF FRANKLIN BUT THEIR EFFORTS PROVING INEFFECTUAL TWO OTHERS WERE DESPATCHED TO ASSIST THEM THE INVESTIGATOR IN COMMAND OF MC CLURE AND THE ENTERPRISE IN COMMAND OF CAPTAIN COLLINSON
 longer!" "You will not permit!" echoed Altamont, also springing erect. "But these are facts, and it is out of your power to destroy them!" "Sir!" shouted Hatteras, pale with rage. "My friends!" interposed the Doctor; "pray be calm. This is a scientific point we are discussing." But Hatteras was deaf to reason now, and said angrily-- "I'll tell you the facts, sir." "And I'll tell you," retorted the irate American. "Gentlemen," said Clawbonny, in a firm tone; "allow me to speak, for I know the facts of the case as well as and perhaps better than you, and I can state them impartially." [Illustration: ] "Yes, yes!" cried Bell and Johnson, who had been anxiously watching the strife. "Well, go on," said Altamont, finding himself in the minority, while Hatteras simply made a sign of acquiescence, and resumed his seat. The Doctor brought a chart and spread it out on the table, that his auditors might follow his narration intelligibly, and be able to judge the merits of McClure for themselves.  WILL NOT PERMIT THE HONOR OF AN ENGLISH CAPTAIN TO BE ATTACKED IN MY PRESENCE ANY LONGER YOU WILL NOT PERMIT ECHOED ALTAMONT ALSO SPRINGING ERECT BUT THESE ARE FACTS AND IT IS OUT OF YOUR POWER TO DESTROY THEM SIR SHOUTED HATTERAS PALE WITH RAGE MY FRIENDS INTERPOSED THE DOCTOR PRAY BE CALM THIS IS A SCIENTIFIC POINT WE ARE DISCUSSING BUT HATTERAS WAS DEAF TO REASON NOW AND SAID ANGRILY I'LL TELL YOU THE FACT SIR AND I'LL TELL YOU RETORTED THE IRATE AMERICAN GENTLEMEN SAID CLAWBONNY IN A FIRM TONE ALLOW ME TO SPEAK FOR I KNOW THE FACTS OF THE CASE AS WELL AS AND PERHAPS BETTER THAN YOU AND I CAN STATE THEM IMPARTIALLY YES YES CRIED BALON JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN ANXIOUSLY WATCHING THE STRIFE WELL GO ON SAID ALTAMONT FINDING HIMSELF IN THE MINORITY WHILE HATTERAS SIMPLY MADE A SIGN OF ACQUIESCENCE AND RESUMED HIS SEAT THE DOCTOR BROUGHT A CHART AND SPREAD IT OUT ON THE TABLE THAT HIS AUDITORS MIGHT FOLLOW HIS NARRATION INTELLIGIBLY AND BE ABLE TO JUDGE THE MERITS OF MC CLURE FOR THEMSELVES
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