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It was incontestably the print of a European boot  nails, sole, and heel clearly stamped in the snow. There was no room for doubt, and Hatteras exclaimed in amazement   "Europeans here!" "Evidently," said Johnson. "And yet it is so improbable that we must take a second look before pronouncing an opinion," said Clawbonny. But the longer he looked, the more apparent became the fact. Hatteras was chagrined beyond measure. A European here, so near the Pole! IT WAS INCONTESTABLY THE PRINT OF A EUROPEAN BOOT NAILS SOLE AND HEEL CLEARLY STAMPED IN THE SNOW THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR DOUBT AND HATTERAS EXCLAIMED IN AMAZEMENT EUROPEANS HERE EVIDENTLY SAID JOHNSON AND YET IT IS SO IMPROBABLE THAT WE MUST TAKE A SECOND LOOK BEFORE PRONOUNCING AN OPINION SAID CLAWBONNY BUT THE LONGER HE LOOKED THE MORE APPARENT BECAME THE FACT HATTERAS WAS CHAGRINED BEYOND MEASURE A EUROPEAN HERE SO NEAR THE POLE
be distinctly observed. "What now?" said Clawbonny, as he saw them make a sudden halt, and stoop down as if examining the ground. "I was just wondering what they are about, myself," replied old Johnson. "Perhaps they have come on the tracks of animals," suggested Hatteras. "No," said Clawbonny, "it can't be that." [Illustration: ] "Why not?" "Because Duk would bark." "Well, it is quite evident they are examining some sort of marks." "Let's get on, then," said Hatteras; and, urging forward the dogs, they rejoined their companions in about twenty minutes, and shared their surprise at finding unmistakable fresh footprints of human beings in the snow, as plain as if only made the preceding day. "They are Esquimaux footprints," said Hatteras. "Do you think so?" asked Altamont. "There is no doubt of it." "But what do you make of this, then?" returned Altamont, pointing to another footmark repeated in [Illustration: ] several places. "Do you believe for a minute that was made by an Esquimaux? EHIND THE GUIDES BUT THE WEATHER WAS SO DRY AND CLEAR THAT ALL THEIR MOVEMENTS COULD BE DISTINCTLY OBSERVED WHAT NOW SAID CLAWBONNY AS HE SAW THEM MAKE A SUDDEN HALT AND STOOP DOWN AS IF EXAMINING THE GROUND I WAS JUST WONDERING WHAT THEY ARE ABOUT MYSELF REPLIED OLD JOHNSON PERHAPS THEY HAVE COME ON THE TRACKS OF ANIMALS SUGGESTED HATTERAS NO SAID CLAWBONNY IT CAN'T BE THAT WHY NOT BECAUSE DUKE WOULD BARK WELL IT IS QUITE EVIDENT THAT THEY ARE EXAMINING SOME SORT OF MARKS LET'S GET ON THEN SAID HATTERAS AND URGING FORWARD THE DOGS THEY REJOINED THEIR COMPANIONS IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND SHARED THEIR SURPRISE AT FINDING UNMISTAKABLE FRESH FOOTPRINTS OF HUMAN BEINGS IN THE SNOW AS PLAIN AS IF ONLY MADE THE PRECEDING DAY THEY ARE ESQUIMAUX FOOTPRINTS SAID HATTERAS DO YOU THINK SO ASKED ALTAMONT THERE IS NO DOUBT OF IT BUT WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS THEN RETURNED ALTAMONT POINTING TO ANOTHER FOOTMARK REPEATED IN SEVERAL PLACES DO YOU BELIEVE FOR A MINUTE THAT THAT WAS MADE BY AN ESQUIMAUX
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