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The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their destination, who had forgotten all the sufferings of the voyage, and thought only of the new life that lay before them. POOR FELLOWS FELT LIKE COLONISTS SAFELY ARRIVED AT THEIR DESTINATION WHO HAD FORGOTTEN ALL THE SUFFERINGS OF THEIR VOYAGE AND THOUGHT ONLY OF THE NEW LIFE THAT LAY BEFORE THEM
the sledge, to communicate the result of their investigation to Bell and Altamont; and about four in the afternoon the five men installed themselves as well as they could on the wreck. Bell had managed to make a tolerably level floor with planks and spars; the stiffened cushions and hammocks were placed round the stove to thaw, and were soon fit for use. Altamont, with the Doctor's assistance, got on board without much trouble, and a sigh of satisfaction escaped him as if he felt himself once more at home--a sigh which to Johnson's ear boded no good. The rest of the day was given to repose, and they wound up with a good supper off the remains of the bear, backed by a plentiful supply of biscuit and hot tea. [Illustration: The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their destination--P.57] It was late next morning before Hatteras and his companions woke, for their minds were not burdened now with any solicitudes about the morrow, and they might sleep as long as they pleased.  ONE THING AT A TIME I PROPOSE AND QUITE RIGHT TOO SAID HATTERAS SO WE'LL GO ASHORE AGAIN THEY RETURNED TO THE SLEDGE TO COMMUNICATE THE RESULT OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS TO BELL AND ALTAMONT AND ABOUT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON THE FIVE MEN INSTALLED THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEY COULD ON THE WRECK BELL HAD MANAGED TO MAKE A TOLERABLY LEVEL FLOOR WITH PLANKS AND SPARS THE STIFFENED CUSHIONS AND HAMMOCKS WERE PLACED ROUND THE STOVE TO THAW AND WERE SOON FIT FOR USE ALTAMONT WITH THE DOCTOR'S ASSISTANCE GOT ON BOARD WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE AND A SIGH OF SATISFACTION ESCAPED HIM AS IF HE HAD FELT HIMSELF ONCE MORE AT HOME A SIGH WHICH TO JOHNSON'S EAR BODED NO GOOD THE REST OF THE DAY WAS GIVEN TO REPOSE AND THEY WOUND UP WITH A GOOD SUPPER OFF THE REMAINS OF THE BEAR BACKED BY A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF BISCUIT AND HOT TEA IT WAS LATE NEXT MORNING BEFORE HATTERAS AND HIS COMPANIONS WOKE FOR THEIR MINDS WERE NOT BURDENED NOW WITH ANY SOLICITUDES ABOUT THE MORROW AND THEY MIGHT SLEEP AS LONG AS THEY PLEASED
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