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When the meal was over, the Doctor rose and went out, making a sign to Johnson to follow. WHEN THE MEAL WAS OVER THE DOCTOR ROSE AND WENT OUT MAKING A SIGN TO JOHNSON TO FOLLOW
om 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. The poor dogs were so exhausted from starvation that they could scarcely draw it along, and they had begun to gnaw their harness. It was, indeed, high time for feasts and men to take food and rest. While the hut was being still further dug out, the Doctor went foraging about, and had the good fortune to find a little stove, almost undamaged by the explosion. He soon restored it to working trim, and, by the time the hut was completed, had filled it with wood and got it lighted. Before long it was roaring, and diffusing a genial warmth on all sides. The American was brought in and laid on blankets, and the four Englishmen seated themselves round the fire to enjoy their scanty meal of biscuit and hot tea, the last remains of the provisions on the sledge. Not a word was spoken by Hatteras, and the others respected his silence. S 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 THE POOR DOGS WERE SO EXHAUSTED FROM STARVATION THAT THEY COULD SCARCELY DRAW IT ALONG AND THEY HAD BEGUN TO GNAW THEIR HARNESS IT WAS INDEED HIGH TIME FOR FEASTS AND MEN TO TAKE FOOD AND REST WHILE THE HUT WAS STILL BEING FURTHER DUG OUT THE DOCTOR WENT FORAGING ABOUT AND HAD GOOD FORTUNE TO FIND A LITTLE STOVE ALMOST UNDAMAGED BY THE EXPLOSION HE SOON RESTORED IT TO WORKING TRIM AND BY THE TIME THE HUT WAS COMPLETED HAD FILLED IT WITH WOOD AND GOT IT LIGHTED BEFORE LONG IT WAS ROARING AND DIFFUSING A GENIAL WARMTH ON ALL SIDES THE AMERICAN WAS BROUGHT IN AND LAID ON BLANKETS AND THE FOUR ENGLISHMEN SEATED THEMSELVES ROUND THE FIRE TO ENJOY THEIR SCANTY MEAL OF BISCUIT AND HOT TEA THE LAST REMAINS OF THE PROVISIONS ON THE SLEDGE NOT A WORD WAS SPOKEN BY HATTERAS AND THE OTHERS RESPECTED HIS SILENCE
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