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"It was his courage and perseverance in remaining four whole winters among the ice." "I believe that, don't I?" said Altamont, sneeringly. "He was caught among the bergs and could not get away; but didn't he after all abandon his ship, the Investigator, and try to get back home? IT WAS HIS COURAGE AND PERSEVERANCE IN REMAINING FOUR WHOLE WINTERS AMONG THE ICE I BELIEVE THAT DON'T I SAID ALTAMONT SNEERINGLY HE WAS CAUGHT AMONG THE BERGS AND COULD NOT GET AWAY BUT DIDN'T HE AFTER ALL ABANDON HIS SHIP THE INVESTIGATOR AND TRY TO GET BACK HOME
ell as east. But it was impossible for the American and Englishman, to talk long about anything without coming to words, so intensely national were both. Dr. Kane was the first bone of contention on this occasion, for the jealous Englishman was unwilling to grant his rival the glory of being a discoverer, alleging his belief that though the brave adventurer had gone far north, it was by mere chance he had made a discovery. [Illustration: ] "Chance!" interrupted Altamont, hotly. "Do you mean to assert that it is not to Kane's energy and science that we owe his great discovery?" "I mean to say that Dr. Kane's name is not worth mentioning in a country made illustrious by such names as Parry, and Franklin, and Ross, and Belcher, and Penny; in a country where the seas opened the North-West Passage to an Englishman--McClure!" "McClure!" exclaimed the American. "Well, if ever chance favoured anyone it was that McClure. Do you pretend to deny it?" "I do," said Hatteras, becoming quite excited. ION THAT THE POLAR BASIN EXTENDED WEST AS WELL AS EAST BUT IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR THE AMERICAN AND ENGLISHMAN TO TALK LONG ABOUT ANYTHING WITHOUT COMING TO WORDS SO INTENSELY NATIONAL WERE BOTH DOCTOR KANE WAS THE FIRST BONE OF CONTENTION ON THIS OCCASION FOR THE JEALOUS ENGLISHMAN WAS UNWILLING TO GRANT HIS RIVAL THE GLORY OF BEING A DISCOVERER ALLEGING HIS BELIEF THAT THOUGH THE BRAVE ADVENTURER HAD GONE FAR NORTH IT WAS BY MERE CHANCE HE HAD MADE A DISCOVERY CHANCE INTERRUPTED ALTAMONT HOTLY DO YOU MEAN TO ASSERT THAT IT IS NOT TO KANE'S ENERGY AND SCIENCE THAT WE OWE HIS GREAT DISCOVERY I MEAN TO SAY THAT DOCTOR KANE'S NAME IS NOT WORTH MENTIONING IN A COUNTRY MADE ILLUSTRIOUS BY SUCH NAMES AS PARRY AND FRANKLIN AND ROSS AND BELCHER AND PENNY IN A COUNTRY WHERE THE SEAS OPENED FROM THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE TO AN ENGLISHMAN MC CLURE MC CLURE EXCLAIMED THE AMERICAN WELL IF EVER CHANCE FAVORED ANYONE IT WAS THAT MC CLURE DO YOU PRETEND TO DENY IT I DO SAID HATTERAS BECOMING QUITE EXCITED
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