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Stop. Do you see those bits of sheet iron? That is all that remains of it." "Then we have nothing but the Halkett boat?" "Yes, we have that still, thanks to your idea of taking it with you." "That isn't much," said the Doctor. "Oh, those base traitors!" exclaimed Johnson. "Heaven punish them as they deserve!" STOP DO YOU SEE THOSE BITS OF SHEET IRON THAT IS ALL THAT REMAINS OF IT THEN WE HAVE NOTHING BUT THE HULKET BOAT YES WE HAVE THAT STILL THANKS TO YOUR IDEA OF TAKING IT WITH YOU THAT ISN'T MUCH SAID THE DOCTOR OH THOSE BASE TRADERS EXCLAIMED JOHNSON HEAVEN PUNISH THEM AS THEY DESERVE
in the distance spiral wreaths of smoke, met his eye on all sides. His cabin and all his precious treasures were gone, his books, and instruments, and collections reduced to ashes. As he stood thinking mournfully of his irreparable loss, he was joined by Johnson, who grasped his offered hand in speechless sorrow. "What's to become of us?" asked the Doctor. "Who can tell!" was the old sailor's reply. "Anyhow," said Clawbonny, "do not let us despair! Let us be men!" "Yes, Mr. Clawbonny, you are right. Now is the time to show our mettle. We are in a bad plight, and how to get out of it, that is the question." "Poor old brig!" exclaimed the Doctor. "I had grown so attached to her. I loved her as one loves a house where he has spent a life-time." "Ay! it's strange what a hold those planks and beams get on a fellow's heart." "And the long-boat--is that burnt?" asked the Doctor. "No, Mr. Clawbonny. Shandon and his gang have carried it off." "And the pirogue?" "Shivered into a thousand pieces? ARS OF IRON CABLE ENDS STILL SMOULDERING AND HERE AND THERE IN THE DISTANCE SPIRAL WREATHS OF SMOKE MET HIS EYE ON ALL SIDES HIS CABIN AND ALL HIS PRECIOUS TREASURES WERE GONE HIS BOOKS AND INSTRUMENTS AND COLLECTIONS REDUCED TO ASHES AS HE STOOD THINKING MOURNFULLY OF HIS IRREPARABLE LOSS HE WAS JOINED BY JOHNSON WHO GRASPED HIS OFFERED HAND IN SPEECHLESS SORROW WHAT'S TO BECOME OF US ASKED THE DOCTOR WHO CAN TELL WAS THE OLD SAILOR'S REPLY ANYHOW SAID CLAWBONNY DO NOT LET US DESPAIR LET US BE MEN YES MISTER CLAWBONNY YOU'RE RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW OUR METAL WE'RE IN A BAD PLIGHT AND HOW TO GET OUT OF IT THAT IS THE QUESTION POOR OLD BRIG EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR I HAD GROWN SO ATTACHED TO HER I LOVED HER AS ONE LOVES A HOUSE WHERE HE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME AY IT'S STRANGE WHAT A HOLD THOSE PLANKS AND BEAMS GET ON A FELLOW'S HEART AND THE LONGBOAT IS THAT BURNT ASKED THE DOCTOR NO MISTER CLAWBONNY SHANDON AND HIS GANG HAVE CARRIED IT OFF AND THE PAROGUE SHIVERED INTO A THOUSAND PIECES
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