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He speedily disappeared behind a curtain of smoke, and they heard his voice growing fainter in the distance, shouting   "To the north! to the north! to the top of Mount Hatteras! Remember Mount Hatteras!" HE SPEEDILY DISAPPEARED BEHIND A CURTAIN OF SMOKE AND THEY HEARD HIS VOICE GROWING FAINTER IN THE DISTANCE SHOUTING TO THE NORTH TO THE NORTH TO THE TOP OF MOUNT HATTERAS REMEMBER MOUNT HATTERAS
om attempting to proceed. He tried gentle means first, but the captain's excitement was fast becoming delirium. During their ascent, symptoms of insanity had become more and more marked, and no one could be surprised who knew anything of his previous history. "Hatteras," said the Doctor, "it is enough! we cannot go further!" "Stop, then," he replied, in a strangely altered voice; "I am going higher." "No, it is useless; you are at the Pole already." "No, no! higher, higher!" "My friend, do you know who is speaking to you? It is I, Doctor Clawbonny." "Higher, higher!" repeated the madman. "Very well, we shall not allow it--that is all." He had hardly uttered the words before Hatteras, by a superhuman effort, sprang over the boiling lava, and was beyond the reach of his companions. A cry of horror burst from every lip, for they thought the poor captain must have perished in that fiery gulf; but there he was safe on the other side, accompanied by his faithful Duk, who would not leave him. AND THE DOCTOR DETERMINED AT ANY PRICE TO PREVENT HATTERAS FROM ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED HE TRIED GENERAL MEANS FIRST BUT THE CAPTAIN'S EXCITEMENT WAS FAST BECOMING DELIRIUM DURING THEIR ASCENT SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY HAD BECOME MORE AND MORE MARKED AND NO ONE COULD BE SURPRISED WHO KNEW ANYTHING OF HIS PREVIOUS HISTORY HATTERAS SAID THE DOCTOR IT IS ENOUGH WE CANNOT GO FURTHER STOP THEN HE REPLIED IN A STRANGELY ALTERED VOICE I AM GOING HIGHER NO IT IS USELESS YOU ARE AT THE POLE ALREADY NO NO HIGHER HIGHER MY FRIEND DO YOU KNOW WHO IS SPEAKING TO YOU IT IS I DOCTOR CLAWBONNY HIRE HIGH REPEATED THE MADMAN VERY WELL WE SHALL NOT ALLOW IT THAT IS ALL HE HAD HARDLY UTTERED THE WORDS BEFORE HATTERAS BY A SUPERHUMAN EFFORT SPRANG OVER THE BOILING LAVA AND WAS BEYOND THE REACH OF HIS COMPANIONS A CRY OF HORROR BURST FROM EVERY LIP FOR THEY THOUGHT THE POOR CAPTAIN MUST HAVE PERISHED IN THAT FIERY GULF BUT THERE HE WAS SAFE ON THE OTHER SIDE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FAITHFUL DUKE WHO WOULD NOT LEAVE HIM
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