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he said. "What is it?" asked Johnson. "Don't you recognize them?" "What do you mean?" "Look and see!" It was evident this ravine had been but recently the scene of a fearful straggle with cold, and despair, and starvation, for by certain horrible remains it was manifest that the poor wretches had been feeding on human flesh, perhaps while still warm and palpitating; and among them the Doctor recognized Shandon, Pen, and the ill fated crew of the Forward! HE SAID WHAT IS IT ASKED JOHNSON DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE THEM WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOOK AND SEE IT WAS EVIDENT THIS RAVINE HAD BEEN BUT RECENTLY THE SCENE OF A FEARFUL STRUGGLE WITH COLD AND DESPAIR AND STARVATION FOR BY CERTAIN HORRIBLE REMAINS IT WAS MANIFEST THAT THE POOR WRETCHES HAD BEEN FEEDING ON HUMAN FLESH PERHAPS WHILE STILL WARM AND PALPITATING AND AMONG THEM THE DOCTOR RECOGNIZED SHANDON PENN AND THE ILL FATED CREW OF THE FORWARD
heard the report of his gun; and now he was coming back empty-handed, but running as if terrified. "What is the matter?" asked the Doctor. "Down there, under the snow!" said Altamont, speaking as if scared, and pointing in a particular direction. "What?" "A whole party of men!" "Alive?" "Dead--frozen--and even--" He did not finish the sentence, but a look of unspeakable horror came over his face. The Doctor and the others were so roused by this incident, that they managed to get up and drag themselves after Altamont towards the place he indicated. They soon arrived, at a narrow part at the bottom of a ravine, and what a spectacle met their gaze! Dead bodies, already stiff, lay half-buried in a winding-sheet of snow. A leg visible here, an arm there, and yonder shrunken hands and rigid faces, stamped with the expression of rage and despair. The Doctor stooped down to look at them more closely, but instantly started back pale and agitated, while Duk barked ominously. "Horrible, horrible! HOUR AND ONLY ONCE DURING THAT TIME HAD THEY HEARD THE REPORT OF HIS GUN AND NOW HE WAS COMING BACK EMPTY HANDED BUT RUNNING AS IF TERRIFIED WHAT IS THE MATTER ASKED THE DOCTOR DOWN THERE UNDER THE SNOW SAID ALTAMONT SPEAKING AS IF SCARED AND POINTING IN A PARTICULAR DIRECTION WHAT A WHOLE PARTY OF MEN ALIVE DEAD FROZEN AND EVEN HE DID NOT FINISH THE SENTENCE BUT A LOOK OF UNSPEAKABLE HORROR CAME OVER HIS FACE THE DOCTOR AND THE OTHERS WERE SO ROUSED BY THE INCIDENT THAT THEY MANAGED TO GET UP AND DRAG THEMSELVES AFTER ALTAMONT TOWARD THE PLACE HE INDICATED THEY SOON ARRIVED BUT IN A NARROW PART AT THE BOTTOM OF A RAVINE AND WHAT A SPECTACLE MET THEIR GAZE DEAD BODIES ALREADY STIFF LAY HALF BURIED IN A WINDING SHEET OF SNOW A LEG VISIBLE HERE AND ARM THERE AND YONDER SHRUNKEN HANDS AND RIGID FACES STAMPED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF RAGE AND DESPAIR THE DOCTOR STOOPED DOWN TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY BUT INSTANTLY STARTED BACK PALE AND AGITATED WHILE DUKE BARKED OMINOUSLY HORRIBLE HORRIBLE
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