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For the next few minutes both were silent, and then Johnson asked what had become of the sledge. "We left it about a mile off," was the reply. "In charge of Simpson?" "No, Simpson is dead, poor fellow!" "Simpson dead!" FOR THE NEXT FEW MINUTES BOTH WERE SILENT AND THEN JOHNSON ASKED WHAT HAD BECOME OF THE SLEDGE WE LEFT IT ABOUT A MILE OFF WAS THE REPLY IN CHARGE OF SIMPSON NO SIMPSON'S DEAD POOR FELLOW SIMPSON DEAD
show our mettle. We are in a bad plight, and how to get out of it, that is the question." "Poor old brig!" exclaimed the Doctor. "I had grown so attached to her. I loved her as one loves a house where he has spent a life-time." "Ay! it's strange what a hold those planks and beams get on a fellow's heart." "And the long-boat--is that burnt?" asked the Doctor. "No, Mr. Clawbonny. Shandon and his gang have carried it off." "And the pirogue?" "Shivered into a thousand pieces? Stop. Do you see those bits of sheet-iron? That is all that remains of it." "Then we have nothing but the Halkett-boat?" "Yes, we have that still, thanks to your idea of taking it with you." "That isn't much," said the Doctor. "Oh, those base traitors!" exclaimed Johnson. "Heaven punish them as they deserve!" "Johnson," returned the Doctor, gently, "we must not forget how sorely they have been tried. Only the best remain good in the evil day; few can stand trouble. Let us pity our fellow-sufferers, and not curse them. IR LET US BE MEN YES MISTER CLAWBONNY YOU'RE RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW OUR METAL WE'RE IN A BAD PLIGHT AND HOW TO GET OUT OF IT THAT IS THE QUESTION POOR OLD BRIG EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR I HAD GROWN SO ATTACHED TO HER I LOVED HER AS ONE LOVES A HOUSE WHERE HE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME AY IT'S STRANGE WHAT A HOLD THOSE PLANKS AND BEAMS GET ON A FELLOW'S HEART AND THE LONGBOAT IS THAT BURNT ASKED THE DOCTOR NO MISTER CLAWBONNY SHANDON AND HIS GANG HAVE CARRIED IT OFF AND THE PAROGUE SHIVERED INTO A THOUSAND PIECES STOP DO YOU SEE THOSE BITS OF SHEET IRON THAT IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF IT THEN WE HAVE NOTHING BUT THE HULKET BOAT YES WE HAVE THAT STILL THANKS TO YOUR IDEA OF TAKING IT WITH YOU THAT ISN'T MUCH SAID THE DOCTOR OH THOSE BASE TRADERS EXCLAIMED JOHNSON HEAVEN PUNISH THEM AS THEY DESERVE JOHNSON RETURNED THE DOCTOR GENTLY WE MUST NOT FORGET HOW SORELY THEY HAVE BEEN TRIED ONLY THE BEST REMAIN GOOD IN THE EVIL DAY FEW CAN STAND TROUBLE LET US PITY OUR FELLOW SUFFERERS AND NOT CURSE THEM
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