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"My friends!" interposed the Doctor; "pray be calm. This is a scientific point we are discussing." MY FRIENDS INTERPOSED THE DOCTOR PRAY BE CALM THIS IS A SCIENTIFIC POINT WE ARE DISCUSSING
e!" exclaimed the American. "Well, if ever chance favoured anyone it was that McClure. Do you pretend to deny it?" "I do," said Hatteras, becoming quite excited. "It was his courage and perseverance in remaining four whole winters among the ice." "I believe that, don't I?" said Altamont, sneeringly. "He was caught among the bergs and could not get away; but didn't he after all abandon his ship, the Investigator, and try to get back home? Besides, putting the man aside, what is the value of his discovery? I maintain that the North-West Passage is still undiscovered, for not a single ship to this day has ever sailed from Behring's Straits to Baffin's Bay!" The fact was indisputable, but Hatteras started to his feet, and said-- "I will not permit the honour 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. THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE TO AN ENGLISHMAN MC CLURE MC CLURE EXCLAIMED THE AMERICAN WELL IF EVER CHANCE FAVORED ANYONE IT WAS THAT MC CLURE DO YOU PRETEND TO DENY IT I DO SAID HATTERAS BECOMING QUITE EXCITED IT WAS HIS COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE IN REMAINING FOUR WHOLE WINTERS AMONG THE ICE I BELIEVE THAT DON'T I SAID ALTAMONT SNEERINGLY HE WAS CAUGHT AMONG THE BERGS AND COULD NOT GET AWAY BUT DIDN'T HE AFTER ALL ABANDON HIS SHIP THE INVESTIGATOR AND TRY TO GET BACK HOME BESIDES PUTTING THE MAN ASIDE WHAT IS THE VALUE OF HIS DISCOVERY I MAINTAIN THAT THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE IS STILL UNDISCOVERED FOR NOT A SINGLE SHIP FOR THIS DAY HAS EVER SAILED FROM BEHRING STRAITS THE BAFFINS BAY THE FACT WAS INDISPUTABLE BUT HATTERAS STARTED TO HIS FEET AND SAID I 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
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