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"Altamont," said Hatteras, holding out his hand; "be our companion to glory, come with us and find the North Pole." The two men clasped hands in a warm, hearty grasp, and the bond of friendship between them was sealed. ALTAMONT SAID HATTERAS HOLDING OUT HIS HAND BE OUR COMPANION TO GLORY COME WITH US AND FIND THE NORTH POLE THE TWO MEN CLASPED HANDS IN A WARM HEARTY GRASP AND THE BOND OF FRIENDSHIP BETWEEN THEM WAS SEALED
e Doctor dragged you out of your icy tomb, I did not know who you were; but you saved me at the peril of your own life, knowing quite well who I was." "Why, you are a fellow-creature at any rate, and whatever faults an American may have, he is no coward." "No, indeed," said the Doctor. "He is a man, every inch as much as yourself, Hatteras." "And like me, he shall have part in the glory that awaits us." "The glory of reaching the North Pole?" asked Altamont. "Yes," replied Hatteras, proudly. "I guessed right, then," said Altamont. "And you have actually dared to conceive such a project? Oh! it is grand; I tell you it is sublime even to think of it?" "But tell me," said Hatteras in a hurried manner; "you were not bound for the Pole then yourself?" Altamont hesitated. "Come, speak out, man," urged the Doctor. "Well, to tell the truth, I was not, and the truth is better than self-love. No, I had no such grand purpose in view. I was trying to clear the North-West Passage, and that was all. TAMONT ADDED WHERE QUITS HATTERAS NO ALTAMONT SAID THE CAPTAIN WHEN THE DOCTOR DRAGGED YOU OUT OF YOUR ICY TOMB I DID NOT KNOW WHO YOU WERE BUT YOU SAVED ME AT THE PERIL OF YOUR OWN LIFE KNOWING QUITE WELL WHO I WAS WHY YOU'RE A FELLOW CREATURE AT ANY RATE AND WHATEVER FAULTS AN AMERICAN MAY HAVE HE IS NO COWARD NO INDEED SAID THE DOCTOR HE IS A MAN EVERY INCH AS MUCH AS YOURSELF HATTERAS AND LIKE ME HE SHALL HAVE PART IN THE GLORY THAT AWAITS US THE GLORY OF REACHING THE NORTH POLE ASKED ALTAMONT YES REPLIED HATTERAS PROUDLY I GUESSED RIGHT THEN SAID ALTAMONT AND YOU HAVE ACTUALLY DARED TO CONCEIVE SUCH A PROJECT OH IT IS GRAND I TELL YOU IT IS SUBLIME EVEN TO THINK OF IT BUT TELL ME SAID HATTERAS IN A HURRIED MANNER YOU ARE NOT BOUND FOR THE POLE THEN YOURSELF ALTAMONT HESITATED COME SPEAK OUT MAN URGED THE DOCTOR WELL TO TELL THE TRUTH I WAS NOT AND THE TRUTH IS BETTER THAN SELF LOVE NO I HAD NO SUCH GRAND PURPOSE IN VIEW I WAS TRYING TO CLEAR THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE AND THAT WAS ALL
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