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Two hours later, after unheard of exertions, the survivors of the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian, a Danish whaler, on her way to Davis' Straits. They were more like spectres than human beings, and the sight of their sufferings was enough. TWO HOURS LATER AFTER UNHEARD OF EXERTIONS THE SURVIVORS OF THE FORWARD WERE PICKED UP BY THE HANS CHRISTIAN A DANISH WHALER ON HER WAY TO DAVIS'S STRAITS THEY WERE MORE LIKE SPECTRES THAN HUMAN BEINGS AND THE SIGHT OF THEIR SUFFERINGS WAS ENOUGH
ent through all these experiences. They had succeeded in reaching the western boundary of the ice-field by carrying and pushing each other along, and they watched the ship gradually fade away from view without observing them, in spite of their loud cries for help. Just then a happy inspiration came to the Doctor. His fertile genius, which had served him many a time in such good stead, supplied him with one last idea! A floe driven by the current struck against the icefield, and Clawbonny exclaimed, pointing to it-- "This floe!" His companions could not understand what he meant. "Let us embark on it! let us embark on it!" "Oh! Mr. Clawbonny, Mr. Clawbonny," said Johnson, pressing his hand. Bell, assisted by Altamont, hurried to the sledge, and brought back one of the poles, which he stuck fast on the ice like a mast, and fastened it with ropes. The tent was torn up to furnish a sail, and as soon as the frail raft was ready the poor fellows jumped upon it, and sailed out to the open sea. E DOCTOR AND HIS COMPANIONS WENT THROUGH ALL THESE EXPERIENCES THEY HAD SUCCEEDED IN REACHING THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ICE FIELD BY CARRYING AND PUSHING EACH OTHER ALONG AND THEY WATCHED THE SHIP GRADUALLY FADE AWAY FROM VIEW WITHOUT OBSERVING THEM IN SPITE OF THEIR LOUD CRIES FOR HELP JUST THEN A HAPPY INSPIRATION CAME TO THE DOCTOR HIS FERTILE GENIUS WHICH HAD SERVED HIM MANY A TIME IN SUCH GOOD STEAD SUPPLIED HIM WITH ONE LAST IDEA A FLOW DRIVEN BY THE CURRENT STRUCK AGAINST THE ICE FIELD AND CLAWBONNY EXCLAIMED POINTING TO IT THIS FLOW HIS COMPANIONS COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANT LET US EMBARK ON IT LET US EMBARK ON IT OH MISTER CLAWBONNY MISTER CLAWBONNY SAID JOHNSON PRESSING HIS HAND BELL ASSISTED BY ALTAMONT HURRIED TO THE SLEDGE AND BROUGHT BACK ONE OF THE POLES WHICH HE STUCK FAST ON THE ICE LIKE A MAST AND FASTENED IT WITH ROPES THE TENT WAS TORN UP TO FURNISH A SAIL AND AS SOON AS THE FRAIL RAFT WAS READY THE POOR FELLOWS JUMPED UPON IT AND SAILED OUT TO THE OPEN SEA
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