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On the 20th, finding there was space enough between the broken ice to allow the sloop to get through, it was determined to take her a trial trip to Cape Washington. [Illustration: ] The sea was not quite open but it would have been impossible to go across on foot. ON THE TWENTIETH FINDING THERE WAS SPACE ENOUGH BETWEEN THE BROKEN ICE TO ALLOW THE SLOOP TO GET THROUGH IT WAS DETERMINED TO TAKE HER A TRIAL TRIP TO CAPE WASHINGTON THE SEA WAS NOT QUITE OPEN BUT IT WOULD HAVE BEEN IMPOSSIBLE TO GO ACROSS ON FOOT
se that lay sleeping in the little snow house. CHAPTER XVIII. FINAL PREPARATIONS Next day the weather changed, the cold returned. Snow, and rain, and tempest came in quick succession for several days. Bell had completed the sloop, and done his work well, for the little vessel was admirably adapted for the purpose contemplated, being high at the sides and partly decked so as to be able to stand a heavy sea, and yet light enough to be drawn on the sledge without overburdening the dogs. At last a change of the greatest importance took place. The ice began to tremble in the centre of the bay, and the highest masses became loosened at their base ready to form icebergs, and drift away before the first gale; but Hatteras would not wait for the ice-fields to break up before he started. Since the journey must be made on land, he did not care whether the sea was open or not; and the day of departure was fixed for the 25th of June--Johnson and Bell undertaking the necessary repairs of the sledge. CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERNE CHAPTER EIGHTEEN FINAL PREPARATIONS NEXT DAY THE WEATHER CHANGED THE COLD RETURNED SNOW AND RAIN AND TEMPEST CAME IN QUICK SUCCESSION FOR SEVERAL DAYS BELL HAD COMPLETED THE SLOOP AND DONE HIS WORK WELL FOR THE LITTLE VESSEL WAS ADMIRABLY ADAPTED FOR THE PURPOSE CONTEMPLATED BEING HIGH AT THE SIDES AND PARTLY DECKED SO AS TO BE ABLE TO STAND A HEAVY SEA AND YET LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE DRAWN ON THE SLEDGE WITHOUT OVERBURDENING THE DOGS AT LAST A CHANGE OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TOOK PLACE THE ICE BEGAN TO TREMBLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE BAY AND THE HIGHEST MASSES BECAME LOOSENED AT THEIR BASE READY TO FORM ICEBERGS AND DRIFT AWAY BEFORE THE FIRST GALE BUT HATTERAS WOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE ICE FIELDS TO BREAK UP BEFORE HE STARTED SINCE A JOURNEY MUST BE MADE ON LAND HE DID NOT CARE WHETHER THE SEA WAS OPEN OR NOT AND THE DAY OF DEPARTURE WAS FIXED FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH OF JUNE JOHNSON AND BELL UNDERTAKING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS OF THE SLEDGE
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