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Take it altogether, they had spent very happy hours there, and the Doctor made a touching reference to the subject as they sat round the table at the evening meal, and did not forget to thank God for his manifest protection. [Illustration: ] They retired early to rest, for they needed to be up betimes. So passed the last night in Fort Providence. TAKE IT ALTOGETHER THEY HAD SPENT VERY HAPPY HOURS THERE AND THE DOCTOR MADE A TOUCHING REFERENCE TO THE SUBJECT AS THEY SAT ROUND THE TABLE AT THE EVENING MEAL AND DID NOT FORGET TO THANK GOD FOR HIS MANIFEST PROTECTION THEY RETIRED EARLY TO REST FOR THEY NEEDED TO BE UP BETIMES SO PASSED THE LAST NIGHT IN FORT PROVIDENCE
he Pole was not 150 miles at the outside, and they did not intend to go more than twelve miles a day, as they could do it comfortably in a month. Even if land failed them, they could always fall back on the sloop, and finish the journey without fatigue to men or dogs. [Illustration: ] All the party were in excellent health, though they had lost flesh a little; but, by attending to the Doctor's wise counsels, they had weathered the winter without being attacked by any of the maladies incident to the climate. Now, they were almost at their journey's end, and not one doubted of success, for a common bond of sympathy bound fast the five men, and made them strong to persevere. On Sunday, the 23rd, all was ready, and it was resolved to devote the entire day to rest. The dwellers on Fort Providence could not see the last day dawn without some emotion. It cost them a pang to leave the snow-hut which had served them in such good stead, and this hospitable shore where they had passed the winter.  THE DISTANCE TO THE POLE WAS NOT ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY MILES AT THE OUTSIDE AND THEY DID NOT INTEND TO GO MORE THAN TWELVE MILES A DAY AS THEY COULD DO IT COMFORTABLY IN A MONTH EVEN IF LAND FAILED THEM THEY COULD ALWAYS FALL BACK ON THE SLOOP AND FINISH THE JOURNEY WITHOUT FATIGUE TO MEN OR DOGS ALL THE PARTY WERE IN EXCELLENT HEALTH THOUGH THEY HAD LOST FLESH A LITTLE BUT BY ATTENDING TO THE DOCTOR'S WISE COUNSELS THEY HAD WEATHERED THE WINTER WITHOUT BEING ATTACKED BY ANY OF THE MALADIES INCIDENT TO THE CLIMATE NOW THEY WERE ALMOST AT THEIR JOURNEY'S END AND NOT ONE DOUBTED OF SUCCESS A COMMON BOND OF SYMPATHY BOUND FAST THE FIVE MEN AND MADE THEM STRONG TO PERSEVERE ON SUNDAY THE TWENTY THIRD ALL WAS READY AND IT WAS RESOLVED TO DEVOTE THE ENTIRE DAY TO REST THE DWELLERS ON FORT PROVIDENCE COULD NOT SEE THE LAST DAY DAWN WITHOUT SOME EMOTION IT COST THEM A PANG TO LEAVE THE SNOW HUT WHICH HAD SERVED THEM IN SUCH GOOD STEAD AND THIS HOSPITABLE SHORE WHERE THEY HAD PASSED THE WINTER
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