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About seven the moon shone out, and irradiated the whole horizon. Far as the eye could see, there was nothing visible but a wide stretching level plain of ice, without a solitary hummock or patch to relieve the uniformity. ABOUT SEVEN THE MOON SHONE OUT AND IRRADIATED THE WHOLE HORIZON FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE BUT A WIDE STRETCHING LEVEL PLAIN OF ICE WITHOUT A SOLITARY HUMMOCK OR PATCH TO RELIEVE THE UNIFORMITY
s feeble and of short duration. Happily the moon would rise about half-past six, and her soft beams would give sufficient light to show the road. The parting moment came. Altamont was overjoyed at the idea of starting, though the jolting would necessarily increase his sufferings, for the Doctor would find on board the medicines he required for his cure. They lifted him on to the sledge, and laid him as comfortably as possible, and then harnessed the dogs, including Duk. One final look towards the icy bed where the Forward had been, and the little party set out for the Porpoise. Bell was scout, as before; the Doctor and Johnson took each a side of the sledge, and lent a helping hand when necessary; while Hatteras walked behind to keep all in the right track. They got on pretty quickly, for the weather was good, and the ice smooth and hard, allowing the sledge to glide easily along, yet the temperature was so low that men and dogs were soon panting, and had often to stop and take breath. FIRST OF JANUY HIS LIGHT WAS FEEBLE AND OF SHORT DURATION HAPPILY THE MOON WOULD RISE ABOUT HALF PAST SIX AND HER SOFT BEAMS WOULD GIVE SUFFICIENT LIGHT TO SHOW THE ROAD THE PARTING MOMENT CAME ALTAMONT WAS OVERJOYED AT THE IDEA OF STARTING THOUGH THE JOLTING WOULD NECESSARILY INCREASE HIS SUFFERINGS FOR THE DOCTOR WOULD FIND ON BOARD THE MEDICINES HE REQUIRED FOR HIS CURE THEY LIFTED HIM ON TO THE SLEDGE AND LAID HIM AS COMFORTABLY AS POSSIBLE THEN HARNESSED THE DOGS INCLUDING DUKE ONE FINAL LOOK TOWARDS THE ICY BED WHERE THE FORWARD HAD BEEN AND THE LITTLE PARTY SET OUT FOR THE PORPOISE BELL WAS SCOUT AS BEFORE THE DOCTOR AND JOHNSON TOOK EACH A SIDE OF THE SLEDGE AND LENT A HELPING HAND WHEN NECESSARY WHILE HATTERAS WALKED BEHIND TO KEEP ALL IN THE RIGHT TRACK THEY GOT ON PRETTY QUICKLY FOR THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE ICE SMOOTH AND HARD ALLOWING THE SLEDGE TO GLIDE EASILY ALONG YET THE TEMPERATURE WAS SO LOW THAT MEN AND DOGS WERE SOON PANTING AND HAD OFTEN TO STOP AND TAKE BREATH
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