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Neither blankets, nor hammocks, nor clothing  all had been consumed in the devouring flame. NEITHER BLANKETS NOR HAMMOCKS NOR CLOTHING ALL HAD BEEN CONSUMED IN THE DEVOURING FLAME
 hot tea, the last remains of the provisions on the sledge. Not a word was spoken by Hatteras, and the others respected his silence. When the meal was over, the Doctor rose and went out, making a sign to Johnson to follow. "Come, Johnson," he said, "we will take an inventory of all we have left. We must know exactly how we are off, and our treasures are scattered in all directions; so we had better begin, and pick them up as fast as possible, for the snow may fall at any moment, and then it would be quite useless to look for anything." "Don't let us lose a minute, then," replied Johnson. "Fire and food--those are our chief wants." "Very well, you take one side and I'll take the other, and we'll search from the centre to the circumference." This task occupied two hours, and all they discovered was a little salt meat, about 50 lbs. of pemmican, three sacks of biscuits, a small stock of chocolate, five or six pints of brandy, and about 2 lbs. of coffee, picked up bean by bean off the ice. OY 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 WHEN THE MEAL WAS OVER THE DOCTOR ROSE AND WENT OUT MAKING A SIGN TO JOHNSON TO FOLLOW COME JOHNSON HE SAID WE WILL TAKE AN INVENTORY OF ALL WE HAVE LEFT WE MUST KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE ARE OFF AND OUR TREASURES ARE SCATTERED IN ALL DIRECTIONS SO WE HAD BETTER BEGIN AND PICK THEM UP AS FAST AS POSSIBLE FOR THE SNOW MAY FALL AT ANY MOMENT AND THEN IT WOULD BE QUITE USELESS TO LOOK FOR ANYTHING DON'T LET US LOSE A MINUTE THEN REPLIED JOHNSON FIRE AND FOOD THOSE ARE OUR CHIEF WANTS VERY WELL YOU TAKE ONE SIDE AND I'LL TAKE THE OTHER AND WE'LL SEARCH FROM THE CENTRE TO THE CIRCUMFERENCE THIS TASK OCCUPIED TWO HOURS AND ALL THEY DISCOVERED WAS A LITTLE SALT MEAT ABOUT FIFTY POUNDS OF PEMMICAN THREE SACKS OF BISCUITS A SMALL SPOT OF CHOCOLATE FIVE OR SIX PINTS OF BRANDY AND ABOUT TWO POUNDS OF COFFEE PICKED UP BEAN BY BEAN OFF THE ICE
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