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"Come, come, friends," said the Doctor, "don't get to words, all that can be easily settled. Listen to me." "Mr. Hatteras," said Altamont, "is welcome to name whatever territories he may discover, should he succeed in discovering any; but this continent belongs to me. COME COME FRIENDS SAID THE DOCTOR DON'T GET TO WORDS ALL THAT CAN BE EASILY SETTLED LISTEN TO ME MISTER HATTERAS SAID ALTAMONT IS WELCOME TO NAME WHATEVER TERRITORIES HE MAY DISCOVER SHOULD HE SUCCEED IN DISCOVERING ANY BUT THIS CONTINENT BELONGS TO ME
 which he is the first to set foot. It appears to me, therefore, that it is my privilege and duty on this occasion to exercise my prerogative, and--" "But, sir," interrupted Johnson, rather nettled at his sang froid. "It would be a difficult matter to prove that the Porpoise did not come here, even supposing she reached this coast by land," continued Altamont, without noticing Johnson's protest. "The fact is indisputable," he added looking at Hatteras. [Illustration: "I dispute the claim," said the Englishman, restraining himself by a powerful effort.--P.72] "I dispute the claim," said the Englishman, restraining himself by a powerful effort. "To name a country, you must first discover it, I suppose, and that you certainly did not do. Besides, but for us, where would you have been, sir, at this moment, pray? Lying twenty feet deep under the snow." "And without me, sir," retorted Altamont, hotly, "without me and my ship, where would you all be at this moment? Dead, from cold and hunger. ER ASTONISHED AT ALTAMONT'S AFFIRMATION MY DEAR CLAWBONNY REPLIED THE AMERICAN IT IS THE CUSTOM NOT TO SAY THE RIGHT OF EVERY NAVIGATOR TO CHRISTEN THE SOIL ON WHICH HE IS THE FIRST TO SET FOOT IT APPEARS TO ME THEREFORE THAT IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AND DUTY ON THIS OCCASION TO EXERCISE MY PREROGATIVE AND BUT SIR INTERRUPTED JOHNSON RATHER NETTLED AT HIS SAINT FROIS IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT MATTER TO PROVE THAT THE PORPOISE DID NOT COME HERE EVEN SUPPOSING SHE REACHED THIS COAST BY LAND CONTINUED ALTAMONT WITHOUT NOTICING JOHNSON'S PROTEST THE FACT IS INDISPUTABLE HE ADDED LOOKING AT HATTERAS I DISPUTE THE CLAIM SAID THE ENGLISHMAN RESTRAINING HIMSELF BY A POWERFUL EFFORT TO NAME A COUNTRY YOU MUST FIRST DISCOVER IT I SUPPOSE AND THAT YOU CERTAINLY DID NOT DO BESIDES BUT FOR US WHERE WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN SIR AT THIS MOMENT PRAY LYING TWENTY FEET DEEP UNDER THE SNOW AND WITHOUT ME SIR RETORTED ALTAMONT HOTLY WITHOUT ME AND MY SHIP WHERE WOULD YOU ALL BE AT THIS MOMENT DEAD FROM COLD AND HUNGER
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