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Have you any practical suggestion to offer?" "No," said Hatteras, after a little hesitation. HAVE YOU ANY PRACTICAL SUGGESTION TO OFFER NO SAID HATTERAS AFTER A LITTLE HESITATION
ther to the south or west, and make our way to the nearest coast, even if we are two months doing it!" "We have only food for three weeks," replied Hatteras, without raising his head. "Very well," said Johnson, "we must make the journey in three weeks, since it is our last chance. Even if we can only crawl on our knees before we get to our destination, we must be there in twenty-five days." "This part of the Arctic Continent is unexplored. We may have to encounter difficulties. Mountains and glaciers may bar our progress," objected Hatteras. "I don't see that's any sufficient reason for not attempting it. We shall have to endure sufferings, no doubt, and perhaps many. We shall have to limit ourselves to the barest quantities of food, unless our guns should procure us anything." "There is only about half a pound of powder left," said Hatteras. "Come now, Hatteras, I know the full weight of your objections, and I am not deluding myself with vain hopes. But I think I can read your motive. LOSING A SINGLE DAY OR EVEN A SINGLE HOUR EITHER TO THE SOUTH OR WEST AND MAKE OUR WAY TO THE NEAREST COAST EVEN IF WE ARE TWO MONTHS DOING IT WE HAVE ONLY FOOD FOR THREE WEEKS REPLIED HATTERAS WITHOUT RAISING HIS HEAD VERY WELL SAID JOHNSON WE MUST MAKE THE JOURNEY IN THREE WEEKS SINCE IT'S OUR LAST CHANCE EVEN IF WE CAN ONLY CRAWL ON OUR KNEES BEFORE WE GET TO OUR DESTINATION WE MUST BE THERE IN TWENTY FIVE DAYS THIS PART OF THE ARCTIC CONTINENT IS UNEXPLORED WE MAY HAVE TO ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS MAY BAR OUR PROGRESS OBJECTED HATTERAS I DON'T SEE THAT'S ANY SUFFICIENT REASON FOR NOT ATTEMPTING IT WE SHALL HAVE TO ENDURE SUFFERINGS NO DOUBT AND PERHAPS MANY WE SHALL HAVE TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO THE BAREST QUANTITIES OF FOOD UNLESS OUR GUNS SHOULD PROCURE US ANYTHING THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A HALF POUND OF POWDER LEFT SAID HATTERAS COME NOW HATTERAS I KNOW THE FULL WEIGHT OF YOUR OBJECTIONS AND I AM NOT DELUDING MYSELF WITH VAIN HOPES BUT I THINK I CAN READ YOUR MOTIVE
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