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"Yes, for I know you have never been actuated by self interest. But what are you driving at?" "Wait, Hatteras, I have one thing more to ask. Do you look on me as a true hearted Englishman like yourself, anxious for his country's glory?" Hatteras looked surprised, but simply said   "I do." YES FOR I KNOW YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ACTUATED BY SELF INTEREST BUT WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT WAIT HATTERAS I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO ASK DO YOU LOOK ON ME AS A TRUE HEARTED ENGLISHMAN LIKE YOURSELF ANXIOUS FOR HIS COUNTRY'S GLORY HATTERAS LOOKED SURPRISED BUT SIMPLY SAID I DO
er the Doctor's skilful treatment, it was soon cured. Ice was the only remedy he employed, administered in small pieces, and in twenty-four hours Bell was himself again. [Illustration: ] During this compulsory leisure, Clawbonny determined to have a talk with the captain on an important subject--the building of a sloop out of the planks of the Porpoise. The Doctor hardly knew how to begin, as Hatteras had declared so vehemently that he would never consent to use a morsel of American wood; yet it was high time he were brought to reason, as June was at hand, the only season for distant expeditions, and they could not start without a ship. He thought over it a long while, and at last drew the captain aside, and said in the kindest, gentlest way-- "Hatteras, do you believe I'm your friend?" "Most certainly I do," replied the captain, earnestly; "my best, indeed my only friend." "And if I give you a piece of advice without your asking, will you consider my motive is perfectly disinterested? DDENLY ATTACKED BELL THIS WAS VIOLENT QUINSY BUT UNDER THE DOCTOR'S SKILFUL TREATMENT IT WAS SOON CURED ICE WAS THE ONLY REMEDY HE EMPLOYED ADMINISTERED IN SMALL PIECES AND IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS BELL WAS HIMSELF AGAIN DURING THIS COMPULSORY LEISURE CLAWBONNY DETERMINED TO HAVE A TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN ON AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT THE BUILDING OF A SLOOP OUT OF THE PLANKS OF THE PORPOISE THE DOCTOR HARDLY KNEW HOW TO BEGIN AS HATTERAS HAD DECLARED SO VEHEMENTLY THAT HE WOULD NEVER CONSENT TO USE A MORSEL OF AMERICAN WOOD YET IT WAS HIGH TIME HE WERE BROUGHT TO REASON AS JUNE WAS AT HAND THE ONLY SEASON FOR DISTANT EXPEDITIONS AND THEY COULD NOT START WITHOUT A SHIP HE THOUGHT OVER IT A LONG WHILE AND AT LAST DREW THE CAPTAIN ASIDE AND SAID IN THE KINDEST GENTLEST WAY HATTERAS DO YOU BELIEVE I'M YOUR FRIEND MOST CERTAINLY I DO REPLIED THE CAPTAIN EARNESTLY MY BEST INDEED MY ONLY FRIEND AND IF I GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE WITHOUT YOUR ASKING WILL YOU CONSIDER MY MOTIVE IS PERFECTLY DISINTERESTED
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