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I'll undertake to be the architect, and you shall see what a first rate job I'll make of it." "I don't doubt your talents, Mr. Clawbonny," replied Johnson; "but, meantime, let us see about taking up our abode here, and making an inventory of the stores we find. I'LL UNDERTAKE TO BE THE ARCHITECT AND YOU SHALL SEE WHAT A FIRST RATE JOB I'LL MAKE OF IT I DON'T DOUBT YOUR TALENTS MISTER CLAWBONNY REPLIED JOHNSON BUT MEANTIME LET US SEE ABOUT TAKING UP OUR ABODE HERE AND MAKING AN INVENTORY OF THE STORES WE FIND
ened onward, the dogs put forth renewed energy, and Duk barked his loudest, till, before long, they arrived at the ship. The Porpoise was completely buried under the snow. All her masts and rigging had been destroyed in the shipwreck, and she was lying on a bed of rocks so entirely on her side that her hull was uppermost. They had to knock away fifteen feet of ice before they could even catch a glimpse of her, and it was not without great difficulty that they managed to get on board, and made the welcome discovery that the provision stores had not been visited by any four-footed marauders. It was quite evident, however, that the ship was not habitable. "Never mind!" said Hatteras, "we must build a snow-house, and make ourselves comfortable on land." "Yes, but we need not hurry over it," said the Doctor; "let us do it well while we're about it, and for a time we can make shift on board; for we must build a good, substantial house, that will protect us from the bears as well as the cold.  HAD SEEMED SO INEVITABLE THEY HASTENED ONWARD THE DOGS PUT FORTH RENEWED ENERGY AND DUKE BARKED AS LOUDEST TILL BEFORE LONG THEY ARRIVED AT THE SHIP THE PORPOISE WAS COMPLETELY BURIED UNDER THE SNOW ALL HER MASTS AND RIGGING HAD BEEN DESTROYED IN THE SHIPWRECK AND SHE WAS LYING ON A BED OF ROCK SO ENTIRELY ON HER SIDE THAT HER HULL WAS UPPERMOST THEY HAD TO KNOCK AWAY FIFTEEN FEET OF ICE BEFORE THEY COULD EVEN CATCH A GLIMPSE OF HER AND IT WAS NOT WITHOUT GREAT DIFFICULTY THAT THEY MANAGED TO GET ON BOARD AND MADE THE WELCOME DISCOVERY THAT THE PROVISION STORES HAD NOT BEEN VISITED BY ANY FOUR FOOTED MARAUDERS IT WAS QUITE EVIDENT HOWEVER THAT THE SHIP WAS NOT HABITABLE NEVER MIND SAID HATTERAS WE MUST BUILD A SNOW HOUSE AND MAKE OURSELVES COMFORTABLE ON LAND YES BUT WE NEED NOT HURRY OVER IT SAID THE DOCTOR LET US DO IT WELL WHILE WE'RE ABOUT IT AND FOR A TIME WE CAN MAKE SHIFT ON BOARD FOR WE MUST BUILD A GOOD SUBSTANTIAL HOUSE THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM THE BEARS AS WELL AS THE COLD
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