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Dead bodies, already stiff, lay half buried in a winding sheet of snow. A leg visible here, an arm there, and yonder shrunken hands and rigid faces, stamped with the expression of rage and despair. The Doctor stooped down to look at them more closely, but instantly started back pale and agitated, while Duk barked ominously. DEAD BODIES ALREADY STIFF LAY HALF BURIED IN A WINDING SHEET OF SNOW A LEG VISIBLE HERE AND ARM THERE AND YONDER SHRUNKEN HANDS AND RIGID FACES STAMPED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF RAGE AND DESPAIR THE DOCTOR STOOPED DOWN TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY BUT INSTANTLY STARTED BACK PALE AND AGITATED WHILE DUKE BARKED OMINOUSLY
lustration: "Dead, frozen----"--P.262] Altamont, who had displayed great unselfishness and devotion to the others, roused his sinking energies, and determined to go out and find food for his comrades. He took his gun, called Duk, and went off almost unnoticed by the rest. He had been absent about an hour, and only once during that time had they heard the report of his gun; and now he was coming back empty-handed, but running as if terrified. "What is the matter?" asked the Doctor. "Down there, under the snow!" said Altamont, speaking as if scared, and pointing in a particular direction. "What?" "A whole party of men!" "Alive?" "Dead--frozen--and even--" He did not finish the sentence, but a look of unspeakable horror came over his face. The Doctor and the others were so roused by this incident, that they managed to get up and drag themselves after Altamont towards the place he indicated. They soon arrived, at a narrow part at the bottom of a ravine, and what a spectacle met their gaze! AS ONLY ENOUGH LEFT FOR ONE WEEK STARVATION STARED THE POOR FELLOWS IN THE FACE ALTAMONT WHO HAD DISPLAYED GREAT UNSELFISHNESS AND DEVOTION TO THE OTHERS ROUSED HIS SINKING ENERGIES AND DETERMINED TO GO OUT AND FIND FOOD FOR HIS COMRADES HE TOOK HIS GUN CALLED DUKE AND WENT OFF ALMOST UNNOTICED BY THE REST HE HAD BEEN ABSENT ABOUT AN HOUR AND ONLY ONCE DURING THAT TIME HAD THEY HEARD THE REPORT OF HIS GUN AND NOW HE WAS COMING BACK EMPTY HANDED BUT RUNNING AS IF TERRIFIED WHAT IS THE MATTER ASKED THE DOCTOR DOWN THERE UNDER THE SNOW SAID ALTAMONT SPEAKING AS IF SCARED AND POINTING IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION WHAT A WHOLE PARTY OF MEN ALIVE DEAD FROZEN AND EVEN HE DID NOT FINISH THE SENTENCE BUT A LOOK OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR CAME OVER HIS FACE THE DOCTOR AND THE OTHERS WERE SO ROUSED BY THE INCIDENT THAT THEY MANAGED TO GET UP AND DRAG THEMSELVES AFTER ALTAMONT TOWARD THE PLACE HE INDICATED THEY SOON ARRIVED BUT IN A NARROW PART AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE AND WHAT A SPECTACLE MET THEIR GAZE
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