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The day wore away, but no further sign of the presence of suspected rivals was discovered, and they prepared to encamp for the night. THE DAY WORE AWAY BUT NO FURTHER SIGN OF THE PRESENCE OF SUSPECTED RIVALS WAS DISCOVERED AND THEY PREPARED TO ENCAMP FOR THE NIGHT
pean boot--nails, sole, and heel clearly stamped in the snow. There was no room for doubt, and Hatteras exclaimed in amazement-- "Europeans here!" "Evidently," said Johnson. "And yet it is so improbable that we must take a second look before pronouncing an opinion," said Clawbonny. But the longer he looked, the more apparent became the fact. Hatteras was chagrined beyond measure. A European here, so near the Pole! The footprints extended for about a quarter of a mile, and then diverged to the west. Should the travellers follow them further? "No," said Hatteras, "let us go on." He was interrupted by an exclamation from the Doctor, who had just picked up an object that gave still more convincing proof of European origin. It was part of a pocket spy-glass! "Well, if we still had any doubts about the footmarks, this settles the case at once, at any rate," said Clawbonny. "Forward!" exclaimed Hatteras so energetically, that instinctively each one obeyed, and the march was resumed forthwith. Y AN ESQUIMAUX IT WAS INCONTESTABLY THE PRINT OF A EUROPEAN BOOT NAILS SOLE AND HEEL CLEARLY STAMPED IN THE SNOW THERE WAS NO ROOM FOR DOUBT AND HATTERAS EXCLAIMED IN AMAZEMENT EUROPEANS HERE EVIDENTLY SAID JOHNSON AND YET IT IS SO IMPROBABLE THAT WE MUST TAKE A SECOND LOOK BEFORE PRONOUNCING AN OPINION SAID CLAWBONNY BUT THE LONGER HE LOOKED THE MORE APPARENT BECAME THE FACT HATTERAS WAS CHAGRINED BEYOND MEASURE A EUROPEAN HERE SO NEAR THE POLE THE FOOTPRINTS EXTENDED FOR ABOUT A QUARTER OF A MILE THEN DIVERGED TO THE WEST SHOULD THE TRAVELLERS FOLLOW THEM FURTHER NO SAID HARRIS LET US GO ON HE WAS INTERRUPTED BY AN EXCLAMATION FROM THE DOCTOR WHO HAD JUST PICKED UP AN OBJECT THAT GAVE STILL MORE CONVINCING PROOF OF EUROPEAN ORIGIN IT WAS PART OF A POCKET SPY GLASS WELL IF WE STILL HAD ANY DOUBTS ABOUT THE FOOTMARKS THIS SETTLES THE CASE AT ONCE AT ANY RATE SAID CLAWBONNY FORWARD EXCLAIMED HATTERAS SO ENERGETICALLY THAT INSTINCTIVELY EACH ONE OBEYED AND THE MARCH WAS RESUMED FORTHWITH
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