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"No, but they introduced the press and the theatre." "What? They had a newspaper?" exclaimed the American. NO BUT THEY INTRODUCED THE PRESS AND THE THEATER WHAT THEY HAD A NEWSPAPER EXCLAIMED THE AMERICAN
hich awaited them in the future. However, the bad weather continued, and leaving Fort Providence, even for an hour, was out of the question. Day and night they were pent up in these glittering ice-walls, and time hung heavily on their hands, at least on all but the Doctor's, and he always managed to find some occupation for himself. [Illustration: ] "I declare," said Altamont, one evening; "life like this is not worth having. We might as well be some of those reptiles that sleep all the winter. But I suppose there is no help for it." "I am afraid not," said the Doctor; "unfortunately we are too few in number to get up any amusement." "Then you think if there were more of us, we should find more to do?" "Of course: when whole ships' crews have wintered here, they have managed to while away the time famously." "Well, I must say I should like to know how. It would need a vast amount of ingenuity to extract anything amusing out of our circumstances. I suppose they did not play at charades? COINCIDED WITH HIS OWN AS TO THE DIFFICULT COMPLICATIONS WHICH AWAITED THEM IN THE FUTURE HOWEVER THE BAD WEATHER CONTINUED AND LEAVING FORT PROVIDENCE EVEN FOR AN HOUR WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION DAY AND NIGHT THEY WERE PENT UP IN THESE GLITTERING ICE WALLS AND TIME HUNG HEAVILY ON THEIR HANDS AT LEAST ON ALL BUT THE DOCTOR'S AND HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO FIND SOME OCCUPATION FOR HIMSELF I DECLARE SAID ALTAMONT ONE EVENING LIFE LIKE THIS IS NOT WORTH HAVING WE MIGHT AS WELL BE SOME OF THOSE REPTILES THAT SLEEP ALL THE WINTER BUT I SUPPOSE THERE IS NO HELP FOR IT I AM AFRAID NOT SAID THE DOCTOR UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE TOO FEW IN NUMBER TO GET UP ANY AMUSEMENT THEN YOU THINK IF THERE WERE MORE OF US WE SHOULD FIND MORE TO DO OF COURSE WHEN WHOLE SHIP'S CREWS HAVE WINTERED HERE THEY HAVE MANAGED TO WHILE AWAY THE TIME FAMOUSLY WELL I MUST SAY I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW HOW IT WOULD NEED A VAST AMOUNT OF INGENUITY TO EXTRACT ANYTHING AMUSING OUT OF OUR CIRCUMSTANCES I SUPPOSE THEY DID NOT PLAY AT CHARADES
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