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"How do you make that out," said Altamont. "Yes," replied Hatteras, with vehemence, "I said an Englishman should plant his foot on the Pole of the world! I said it, and an Englishman shall." HOW DO YOU MAKE THAT OUT SAID ALTAMONT YES REPLIED HATTERAS WITH VEHEMENCE I SAID AN ENGLISHMAN SHOULD PLANT HIS FOOT ON THE POLE OF THE WORLD I SAID IT AND AN ENGLISHMAN SHALL
friend's excitement. "I have no wish, therefore," continued the captain, "that they should lose the little fortune they came so far to seek. No, the original agreement is to remain unaltered, and they shall be rich--if they ever see England again." It would have been difficult not to have been touched by the pathetic tone of voice in which Hatteras said this. "But, captain," interrupted Johnson, trying to joke, "one would think you were making your will!" "Perhaps I am," said Hatteras, gravely. "And yet you have a long bright career of glory before you!" "Who knows?" was the reply. No one answered, and the Doctor did not dare to guess his meaning; but Hatteras soon made them understand it, for presently he said, in a hurried, agitated manner, as if he could scarcely command himself-- "Friends, listen to me. We have done much already, but much yet remains to be done." His companions heard him with profound astonishment. "Yes," he resumed, "we are close to the Pole, but we are not on it. EPLIED CLAWBONNY BEGINNING TO BE SERIOUSLY UNEASY AT HIS FRIEND'S EXCITEMENT I HAVE NO WISH THEREFORE CONTINUED THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY SHOULD LOSE THE LITTLE FORTUNE THEY CAME SO FAR TO SEEK NO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS TO REMAIN UNALTERED AND THEY SHALL BE RICH IF THEY EVER SEE ENGLAND AGAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT NOT TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE PATHETIC TONE OF VOICE IN WHICH HATTERAS SAID THIS BUT CAPTAIN INTERRUPTED JOHNSON TRYING TO JOKE ONE WOULD THINK YOU WERE MAKING YOUR WILL PERHAPS I AM SAID HATTERAS GRAVELY AND YET YOU HAVE A LONG BRIGHT CAREER OF GLORY BEFORE YOU WHO KNOWS WAS THE REPLY NO ONE ANSWERED AND THE DOCTOR DID NOT DARE TO GUESS HIS MEANING BUT HATTERAS SOON MADE THEM UNDERSTAND IT FOR PRESENTLY HE SAID IN A HURRIED AGITATED MANNER AS IF HE COULD SCARCELY COMMAND HIMSELF FRIENDS LISTEN TO ME WE HAVE DONE MUCH ALREADY BUT MUCH REMAINS YET TO BE DONE HIS COMPANIONS HEARD HIM WITH PROFOUND ASTONISHMENT YES HE RESUMED WE ARE CLOSE TO THE POLE BUT WE ARE NOT ON IT
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