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The sea had risen tremendously, and the ship was tossing violently up and down on the billows. Hatteras took the helm again, and kept a firm hold of it, while Johnson and Bell baled out the water which was constantly dashing over the ship. THE SEA HAD RISEN TREMENDOUSLY AND THE SHIP WAS TOSSING VIOLENTLY UP AND DOWN ON THE BILLOWS HATTERAS TOOK THE HELM AGAIN AND KEPT A FIRM HOLD OF IT WHILE JOHNSON AND BELL BALED OUT THE WATER WHICH WAS CONSTANTLY DASHING OVER THE SHIP
 repulsion or terror? At last sleep overcame the tired men, and one after another dropped off, leaving Hatteras to keep watch. He took the helm, and tried his best not to close his eyes, for he grudged losing precious time; but the slow motion of the vessel rocked him into a state of such irresistible somnolence that, in spite of himself, he was soon, like his companions, locked fast in deep slumber. He began to dream, and imagination brought back all the scenes of his past life. He dreamt of his ship, the Forward, and of the traitors that had burnt it. Again he felt all the agonies of disappointment and failure, and forgot his actual situation. Then the scene changed, and he saw himself at the Pole unfurling the Union Jack! While memory and fancy were thus busied, an enormous cloud of an olive tinge had begun to darken sea and sky. A hurricane was at hand. The first blast of the tempest roused the captain and his companions, and they were on their feet in an instant, ready to meet it. USE THIS FEELING EITHER OF REPULSION OR TERROR AT LAST SLEEP OVERCAME THE TIRED MEN AND ONE AFTER ANOTHER DROPPED OFF LEAVING HATTERAS TO KEEP WATCH HE TOOK THE HELM AND TRIED HIS BEST NOT TO CLOSE HIS EYES FOR HE GRUDGED LOSING PRECIOUS TIME BUT THE SLOW MOTION OF THE VESSEL ROCKED HIM INTO A STATE OF SUCH IRRESISTIBLE SOMNOLENCE THAT IN SPITE OF HIMSELF HE WAS SOON LIKE HIS COMPANIONS LOCKED FAST IN DEEP SLUMBER HE BEGAN TO DREAM AND IMAGINATION BROUGHT BACK ALL THE SCENES OF HIS PAST LIFE HE DREAMT OF HIS SHIP THE FORWARD AND OF THE TRAITORS THAT HAD BURNT IT AGAIN HE FELT ALL THE AGONIES OF DISAPPOINTMENT AND FAILURE AND FORGOT HIS ACTUAL SITUATION THEN THE SCENE CHANGED AND HE SAW HIMSELF AT THE POLE UNFURLING THE UNION JACK WHILE MEMORY AND FANCY WERE THUS BUSIED AN ENORMOUS CLOUD OF AN OLEGED TINGE HAD BEGUN TO DARKEN SEA AND SKY A HURRICANE WAS AT HAND THE FIRST BLAST OF THE TEMPEST ROUSED THE CAPTAIN AND HIS COMPANIONS AND THEY WERE ON THEIR FEET IN AN INSTANT READY TO MEET IT
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