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Hatteras was saved! Saved in spite of himself; and half an hour later be lay unconscious in the arms of his despairing companions. When he came to himself, the Doctor looked at him in speechless anguish, for there was no glance of recognition in his eye. It was the eye of a blind man, who gazes without seeing. HATTERAS WAS SAVED SAVED IN SPITE OF HIMSELF AND HALF AN HOUR LATER HE LAY UNCONSCIOUS IN THE ARMS OF HIS DESPAIRING COMPANIONS WHEN HE CAME TO HIMSELF THE DOCTOR LOOKED AT HIM IN SPEECHLESS ANGUISH FOR THERE WAS NO GLANCE OF RECOGNITION IN HIS EYE IT WAS THE EYE OF A BLIND MAN WHO GAZES WITHOUT SEEING
Clawbonny could hinder him, he had cleared with a bound the torrent of fire, and was out of sight among the rocks. Meantime, Hatteras had mounted a rock which overhung the crater, and stood waving his flag amidst showers of stones which rained down on him. Duk was by his side; but the poor beast was growing dizzy in such close proximity to the abyss. Hatteras balanced his staff in one hand, and with the other sought to find the precise mathematical point where all the meridians of the globe meet, the point on which it was his sublime purpose to plant his foot. All at once the rock gave way, and he disappeared. A cry of horror broke from his companions, and rang to the top of the mountain. Clawbonny thought his friend had perished, and lay buried for ever in the depths of the volcano. A second--only a second, though it seemed an age--elapsed, and there was Altamont and the dog holding the ill-fated Hatteras! Man and dog had caught him at the very moment when he disappeared in the abyss. E EXCLAIMED AND BEFORE CLAWBONNY COULD HINDER HIM HE HAD CLEARED WITH A BOUND THE TORRENT OF FIRE AND WAS OUT OF SIGHT AMONG THE ROCKS MEANTIME HATTERAS HAD MOUNTED A ROCK WHICH OVERHUNG THE CRATER AND STOOD WAVING HIS FLAG AMIDST SHOWERS OF STONES WHICH RAINED DOWN ON HIM DUKE WAS BY HIS SIDE BUT THE POOR BEAST WAS GROWING DIZZY IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ABYSS HATTERAS BALANCED HIS STAFF IN ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER SOUGHT TO FIND THE PRECISE MATHEMATICAL POINT WHERE ALL THE MERIDIANS OF THE GLOBE MEET THE POINT ON WHICH IT WAS HIS SUBLIME PURPOSE TO PLANT HIS FOOT ALL AT ONCE THE ROCK GAVE WAY AND HE DISAPPEARED A CRY OF HORROR BROKE FROM HIS COMPANIONS AND RANG TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN CLAWBONNY THOUGHT HIS FRIEND HAD PERISHED AND LAY BURIED FOREVER IN THE DEPTHS OF THE VOLCANO A SECOND ONLY A SECOND THOUGH IT SEEMED AN AGE ELAPSED AND THERE WAS ALTAMONT AND THE DOG HOLDING THE ILL FATED HATTERAS MAN AND DOG HAD CAUGHT HIM AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN HE DISAPPEARED IN THE ABYSS
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