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He had hardly uttered the words before Hatteras, by a superhuman effort, sprang over the boiling lava, and was beyond the reach of his companions. A cry of horror burst from every lip, for they thought the poor captain must have perished in that fiery gulf; but there he was safe on the other side, accompanied by his faithful Duk, who would not leave him. HE HAD HARDLY UTTERED THE WORDS BEFORE HATTERAS BY A SUPERHUMAN EFFORT SPRANG OVER THE BOILING LAVA AND WAS BEYOND THE REACH OF HIS COMPANIONS A CRY OF HORROR BURST FROM EVERY LIP FOR THEY THOUGHT THE POOR CAPTAIN MUST HAVE PERISHED IN THAT FIERY GULF BUT THERE HE WAS SAFE ON THE OTHER SIDE ACCOMPANIED BY HIS FAITHFUL DUKE WHO WOULD NOT LEAVE HIM
s not more than two hundred yards from the top of the crater, but vertically he had nearly three times that distance to traverse. The ascent had occupied three hours already. Hatteras showed no signs of fatigue, while the others were almost spent. The summit of the volcano appeared inaccessible, and the Doctor determined at any price to prevent Hatteras from attempting to proceed. He tried gentle means first, but the captain's excitement was fast becoming delirium. During their ascent, symptoms of insanity had become more and more marked, and no one could be surprised who knew anything of his previous history. "Hatteras," said the Doctor, "it is enough! we cannot go further!" "Stop, then," he replied, in a strangely altered voice; "I am going higher." "No, it is useless; you are at the Pole already." "No, no! higher, higher!" "My friend, do you know who is speaking to you? It is I, Doctor Clawbonny." "Higher, higher!" repeated the madman. "Very well, we shall not allow it--that is all. EYE THE DISTANCE HE HAD YET TO GET OVER HORIZONTALLY HE WAS NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED YARDS FROM THE TOP OF THE CRATER BUT VERTICALLY HE HAD NEARLY THREE TIMES THAT DISTANCE TO TRAVERSE THE ASCENT HAD OCCUPIED THREE HOURS ALREADY HATTERAS SHOWED NO SIGNS OF FATIGUE WHILE THE OTHERS WERE ALMOST SPENT THE SUMMIT OF THE VOLCANO APPEARED INACCESSIBLE AND THE DOCTOR DETERMINED AT ANY PRICE TO PREVENT HATTERAS FROM ATTEMPTING TO PROCEED HE TRIED GENERAL MEANS FIRST BUT THE CAPTAIN'S EXCITEMENT WAS FAST BECOMING DELIRIUM DURING THEIR ASCENT SYMPTOMS OF INSANITY HAD BECOME MORE AND MORE MARKED AND NO ONE COULD BE SURPRISED WHO KNEW ANYTHING OF HIS PREVIOUS HISTORY HATTERAS SAID THE DOCTOR IT IS ENOUGH WE CANNOT GO FURTHER STOP THEN HE REPLIED IN A STRANGELY ALTERED VOICE I AM GOING HIGHER NO IT IS USELESS YOU ARE AT THE POLE ALREADY NO NO HIGHER HIGHER MY FRIEND DO YOU KNOW WHO IS SPEAKING TO YOU IT IS I DOCTOR CLAWBONNY HIRE HIGH REPEATED THE MADMAN VERY WELL WE SHALL NOT ALLOW IT THAT IS ALL
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