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This has been invariably done by navigators and is a most necessary proceeding." "Quite right," said Johnson, "when once a place is named, it takes away the feeling of being castaways on an unknown shore." "Yes," added Bell, "and we might be going on some expedition and obliged to separate, or go out hunting, and it would make it much easier to find one another if each locality had a definite name." [Illustration: ] "Very well; then," said the Doctor, "since we are all agreed, let us go steadily to work." THIS HAS BEEN INVARIABLY DONE BY NAVIGATORS AND IS A MOST NECESSARY PROCEEDING QUITE RIGHT SAID JOHNSON WHEN ONCE A PLACE IS NAMED IT TAKES AWAY THE FEELING OF BEING CASTAWAYS ON AN UNKNOWN SHORE YES ADDED BELL AND WE MIGHT BE GOING ON SOME EXPEDITION AND OBLIGED TO SEPARATE OR GO OUT HUNTING AND WOULD MAKE IT MUCH EASIER TO FIND ONE ANOTHER IF EACH LOCALITY HAD A DEFINITE NAME VERY WELL THEN SAID THE DOCTOR SINCE WE ARE ALL AGREED LET US GO STEADILY TO WORK
eable variety from the pemmican and salt meat. Clawbonny was master of the ceremonies, and brought in his pudding, adorning himself with the insignia of his office--a big apron, and a knife dangling at his belt. As Altamont did not conform to the teetotal régime of his English companions, gin and brandy were set on the table after dinner, and the others, by the Doctor's orders, joined him in a glass for once, that the festive occasion might be duly honoured. When the different toasts were being drunk, one was given to the United States, to which Hatteras made no response. This important business over, the Doctor introduced an interesting subject of conversation by saying-- "My friends, it is not enough to have come thus far in spite of so many difficulties; we have something more yet to do. I propose we should bestow a name on this continent, where we have found friendly shelter and rest, and not only on the continent, but on the several bays, peaks, and promontories that we meet with. SEVERAL PTARMIGANS WHICH MADE AN AGREEABLE VARIETY FROM THE PEMMICAN AND SALT MEAT CLAWBONNY WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND BROUGHT IN HIS PUDDING ADORNING HIMSELF WITH THE INSIGNIA OF HIS OFFICE A BIG APRON AND A KNIFE DANGLING AT HIS BELT AS ALTAMONT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE TEETOTAL REGIME OF HIS ENGLISH COMPANIONS GIN AND BRANDY WERE SET ON THE TABLE AFTER DINNER AND THE OTHERS BY THE DOCTOR'S ORDERS JOINED HIM IN A GLASS FOR ONCE THAT THE FESTIVE OCCASION MIGHT BE DULY HONORED WHEN DIFFERENT TOASTS WERE BEING DRUNK ONE WAS GIVEN TO THE UNITED STATES TO WHICH HATTERAS MADE NO RESPONSE THIS IMPORTANT BUSINESS OVER THE DOCTOR INTRODUCED AN INTERESTING SUBJECT OF CONVERSATION BY SAYING MY FRIENDS IT IS NOT ENOUGH TO HAVE COME THUS FAR IN SPITE OF SO MANY DIFFICULTIES WE HAVE SOMETHING MORE YET TO DO I PROPOSE WE SHOULD BESTOW A NAME ON THIS CONTINENT WHERE WE HAVE FOUND FRIENDLY SHELTER AND REST NOT ONLY ON THE CONTINENT BUT ON THE SEVERAL BAYS PEAKS AND PROMONTORIES THAT WE MEET WITH
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