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"But it is on the summit of the volcano," said the Doctor. "I shall go." "It is an inaccessible cone!" "I shall go." "But it is a yawning fiery crater!" "I shall go." BUT IT IS ON THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO SAID THE DOCTOR I SHALL GO IT IS IN INACCESSIBLE CONE I SHALL GO BUT IT IS A YAWNING FIERY CRATER I SHALL GO
which Hatteras said this. "But, captain," interrupted Johnson, trying to joke, "one would think you were making your will!" "Perhaps I am," said Hatteras, gravely. "And yet you have a long bright career of glory before you!" "Who knows?" was the reply. No one answered, and the Doctor did not dare to guess his meaning; but Hatteras soon made them understand it, for presently he said, in a hurried, agitated manner, as if he could scarcely command himself-- "Friends, listen to me. We have done much already, but much yet remains to be done." His companions heard him with profound astonishment. "Yes," he resumed, "we are close to the Pole, but we are not on it." "How do you make that out," said Altamont. "Yes," replied Hatteras, with vehemence, "I said an Englishman should plant his foot on the Pole of the world! I said it, and an Englishman shall." "What!" cried Clawbonny. "We are still 45" from the unknown point," resumed Hatteras, with increasing animation, "and to that point I shall go.  TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE PATHETIC TONE OF VOICE IN WHICH HATTERAS SAID THIS BUT CAPTAIN INTERRUPTED JOHNSON TRYING TO JOKE ONE WOULD THINK YOU WERE MAKING YOUR WILL PERHAPS I AM SAID HATTERAS GRAVELY AND YET YOU HAVE A LONG BRIGHT CAREER OF GLORY BEFORE YOU WHO KNOWS WAS THE REPLY NO ONE ANSWERED AND THE DOCTOR DID NOT DARE TO GUESS HIS MEANING BUT HATTERAS SOON MADE THEM UNDERSTAND IT FOR PRESENTLY HE SAID IN A HURRIED AGITATED MANNER AS IF HE COULD SCARCELY COMMAND HIMSELF FRIENDS LISTEN TO ME WE HAVE DONE MUCH ALREADY BUT MUCH REMAINS YET TO BE DONE HIS COMPANIONS HEARD HIM WITH PROFOUND ASTONISHMENT YES HE RESUMED WE ARE CLOSE TO THE POLE BUT WE ARE NOT ON IT HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT OUT SAID ALTAMONT YES REPLIED HATTERAS WITH VEHEMENCE I SAID AN ENGLISHMAN SHOULD PLANT HIS FOOT ON THE POLE OF THE WORLD I SAID IT AND AN ENGLISHMAN SHALL WHAT CRIED CLAWBONNY WE ARE STILL FORTY FIVE MINUTES FROM THE UNKNOWN POINT RESUMED HATTERAS WITH INCREASING ANIMATION AND TO THAT POINT I SHALL GO
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