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'" "A famous title," said Altamont; "but I must confess, if I had chosen such a subject, I should have been at a loss for the dénouement." "You are right," said Bell; "who can say what the end will be?" "What does that matter?" replied Mr. Clawbonny. "Why should we trouble about the last act, while the first ones are going on well. A FAMOUS TITLE SAID ALTAMONT BUT I MUST CONFESS IF I HAD CHOSEN SUCH A SUBJECT I SHOULD HAVE BEEN AT A LOSS FOR THE DENOUEMENT YOU ARE RIGHT SAID BELL WHO CAN SAY WHAT THE END WILL BE WHAT DOES THAT MATTER REPLIED MISTER CLAWBONNY WHY SHOULD WE TROUBLE ABOUT THE LAST ACT WHILE THE FIRST ONES ARE GOING ON WELL
 absorbed in profitable meditation, and suddenly find yourself in the embrace of a bear.' "We might supplement this list ourselves," said the Doctor, "to almost any amount, for there is a sort of pleasure in enumerating troubles when one has got the better of them." "I declare," said Altamont, "this 'Winter Journal' is an amusing affair. I wish we could subscribe to it." "Suppose we start one," said Johnson. "For us five!" exclaimed Clawbonny; "we might do for editors, but there would not be readers enough." "No, nor spectators enough, if we tried to get up a comedy," added Altamont. "Tell us some more about Captain Parry's theatre," said Johnson; "did they play new pieces?" "Certainly. At first two volumes on board the 'Hecla' were gone through, but as there was a performance once a fortnight, this repertoire was soon exhausted. Then they had to improvise fresh plays; Parry himself composed one which had immense success. It was called 'The North-West Passage, or the End of the Voyage. EATEN YOUR DINNER TO BE RETURNING QUIETLY HOME FROM A WALK ABSORBED IN PROFITABLE MEDITATION AND SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF IN THE EMBRACE OF A BEAR WE MIGHT SUPPLEMENT THIS LIST OURSELVES SAID THE DOCTOR TO ALMOST ANY AMOUNT FOR THERE IS A SORT OF PLEASURE IN ENUMERATING TROUBLES WHEN ONE HAS GOT THE BETTER OF THEM I DECLARE SAID ALTAMONT THIS WINTER JOURNAL IS AN AMUSING AFFAIR I WISH WE COULD SUBSCRIBE TO IT SUPPOSE WE START ONE SAID JOHNSON FOR US FIVE EXCLAIMED CLAWBONNY WE MIGHT DO FOR EDITORS BUT THERE WOULD NOT BE READERS ENOUGH NO NOR SPECTATORS ENOUGH IF WE TRIED TO GET UP A COMEDY ADDED ALTAMONT TELL US SOME MORE ABOUT CAPTAIN PARRY'S THEATER SAID JOHNSON DID THEY PLAY NEW PIECES CERTAINLY AT FIRST TWO VOLUMES ON BOARD THE HECLO WERE GONE THROUGH BUT AS THERE WAS A PERFORMANCE ONCE A FORTNIGHT THIS REPERTOIRE WAS SOON EXHAUSTED THEN THEY HAD TO IMPROVISE FRESH PLAYS PARRY HIMSELF COMPOSED ONE WHICH HAD IMMENSE SUCCESS IT WAS CALLED THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE OR THE END OF THE VOYAGE
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