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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. 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
the descent involved. Once more he shouted-- "Hatteras! Hatteras!" There was such a pathos of entreaty in his tone that Altamont felt moved to his inmost soul. "I'll save him yet!" he 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. 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. MSELF TO NO MORE DANGER THAN THE DESCENT INVOLVED ONCE MORE HE SHOUTED HATTERAS HATTERAS THERE WAS SUCH A PATHOS OF ENTREATY IN HIS TONE THAT ALTAMONT FELT MOVED TO HIS INMOST SOUL I'LL SAVE HIM YET HE 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
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