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Hatteras alternately paced up and down, and stood motionless, evidently shrinking from any approach to the scene of explosion. In about an hour the Doctor returned, bringing with him Altamont lying on the sledge, wrapped up in the folds of the tent. HATTERAS ALTERNATELY PACED UP AND DOWN AND STOOD MOTIONLESS EVIDENTLY SHRINKING FROM ANY APPROACH TO THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION IN ABOUT AN HOUR THE DOCTOR RETURNED BRINGING WITH HIM ALTAMONT LYING ON THE SLEDGE WRAPPED UP IN THE FOLDS OF THE TENT
ked Johnson. "No, my friend," said Hatteras, in a gentle tone, "if the Doctor will kindly undertake the task. Before the day ends I must come to some resolution, and I need to be alone to think. Go. Do meantime whatever you think best. I will deal with the future." [Illustration: ] Johnson went back to the Doctor, and said-- "It's very strange, but the captain seems quite to have got over his anger. I never heard him speak so gently before." "So much the better," said Clawbonny. "Believe me, Johnson, that man can save us yet." And drawing his hood as closely round his head as possible, the Doctor seized his iron-tipped staff, and set out without further delay. Johnson and Bell commenced operations immediately. They had simply to dig a hole in the heart of a great block of ice; but it was not easy work, owing to the extreme hardness of the material. However, this very hardness guaranteed the solidity of the dwelling, and the further their labours advanced the more they became sheltered. HE SLEDGE AND THE DOGS WILL YOU GO WITH HIM CAPTAIN ASKED JOHNSON NO MY FRIEND SAID HATTERAS IN A GENTLE TONE IF THE DOCTOR WILL KINDLY UNDERTAKE THE TASK BEFORE THE DAY ENDS I MUST COME TO SOME RESOLUTION AND I NEED TO BE ALONE TO THINK GO DO MEANTIME WHATEVER YOU THINK BEST I WILL DEAL WITH THE FUTURE JOHNSON WENT BACK TO THE DOCTOR AND SAID IT'S VERY STRANGE BUT THE CAPTAIN SEEMS QUITE TO HAVE GOT OVER HIS ANGER I HAVE NEVER HEARD HIM SPEAK SO GENTLY BEFORE SO MUCH THE BETTER SAID CLAWBONNY BELIEVE ME JOHNSON THAT MAN CAN SAVE US YET AND DRAWING HIS HOOD AS CLOSELY ROUND HIS HEAD AS POSSIBLE THE DOCTOR SEIZED HIS IRON TIPPED STAFF AND SET OUT WITHOUT FURTHER DELAY JOHNSON AND BELL COMMENCED OPERATIONS IMMEDIATELY THEY HAD SIMPLY TO DIG A HOLE IN THE HEART OF A GREAT BLOCK OF ICE BUT IT WAS NOT EASY WORK OWING TO THE EXTREME HARDNESS OF THE MATERIAL HOWEVER THIS VERY HARDNESS GUARANTEED THE SOLIDITY OF THE DWELLING AND THE FURTHER THEIR LABOURS ADVANCED THE MORE THEY BECAME SHELTERED
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