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"Yes." "Well, there will be no difficulty then in producing an electric light, and that will cost nothing, and be far brighter." "First rate?" said Johnson; "let us set to work at once." "By all means. There is plenty of material. In an hour we can raise a pillar of ice ten feet high, and that is quite enough. YES WELL THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY THEN IN PRODUCING AN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THAT WILL COST NOTHING AND BE FAR BRIGHTER FIRST RATE SAID JOHNSON LET US SET TO WORK AT ONCE BY ALL MEANS THERE IS PLENTY OF MATERIAL IN AN HOUR WE CAN RAISE A PILLAR OF ICE TEN FEET HIGH AND THAT IS QUITE ENOUGH
and also serve to illumine our plateau in the long dreary winter months." "There is no doubt," replied Altamont, "of its utility; but how would you contrive to make it?" "With one of the lanterns out of the Porpoise." "All right; but how will you feed your lamp? With seal oil?" "No, seal oil would not give nearly sufficient light. It would scarcely be visible through the fog." "Are you going to try to make gas out of our coal then?" "No, not that either, for gas would not be strong enough; and, worse still, it would waste our combustibles." "Well," replied Altamont; "I'm at a loss to see how you--" "Oh, I'm prepared for everything after the mercury bullet, and the ice lens, and Fort Providence. I believe Mr. Clawbonny can do anything," exclaimed Johnson. "Come, Clawbonny, tell us what your light is to be, then," said Altamont. "That's soon told," replied Clawbonny. "I mean to have an electric light." "An electric light?" "Yes, why not? Haven't you a galvanic battery on board your ship? LE ADVANTAGE IT WOULD BE A BEACON TO GUIDE US IN DISTANT EXCURSIONS AND ALSO SERVE TO ILLUMINE OUR PLATEAU IN THE LONG DREARY WINTER MONTHS THERE IS NO DOUBT REPLIED ALTAMONT OF ITS UTILITY BUT HOW WOULD YOU CONTRIVE TO MAKE IT WITH ONE OF THE LANTERNS OUT OF THE PORPOISE ALL RIGHT BUT HOW WILL YOU FEED YOUR LAMP WITH SEAL OIL NO SEAL OIL WOULD NOT GIVE NEARLY SUFFICIENT LIGHT IT WOULD SCARCELY BE VISIBLE THROUGH THE FOG ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO MAKE GAS OUT OF OUR COAL THEN NO NOT THAT EITHER FOR GAS WOULD NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH AND WORSE STILL IT WOULD WASTE OUR COMBUSTIBLES WELL REPLIED ALTAMONT I'M AT A LOSS TO SEE HOW YOU OH I'M PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING AFTER THE MERCURY BULLET AND THE ICE LENS AND FORT PROVIDENCE I BELIEVE MISTER CLAWBONNY CAN DO ANYTHING EXCLAIMED JOHNSON COME CLAWBONNY TELL US WHAT YOUR LIGHT IS TO BE THEN SAID ALTAMONT THAT'S SOON TOLD REPLIED CLAWBONNY I MEAN TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT AN ELECTRIC LIGHT YES WHY NOT HAVEN'T YOU A GALVANIC BATTERY ON BOARD YOUR SHIP
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