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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! 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
wenty minutes, and shared their surprise at finding unmistakable fresh footprints of human beings in the snow, as plain as if only made the preceding day. "They are Esquimaux footprints," said Hatteras. "Do you think so?" asked Altamont. "There is no doubt of it." "But what do you make of this, then?" returned Altamont, pointing to another footmark repeated in [Illustration: ] several places. "Do you believe for a minute that was made by 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, and then diverged to the west. RGING FORWARD THE DOGS THEY REJOINED THEIR COMPANIONS IN ABOUT TWENTY MINUTES AND SHARED THEIR SURPRISE AT FINDING UNMISTAKABLE FRESH FOOTPRINTS OF HUMAN BEINGS IN THE SNOW AS PLAIN AS IF ONLY MADE THE PRECEDING DAY THEY ARE ESQUIMAUX FOOTPRINTS SAID HATTERAS DO YOU THINK SO ASKED ALTAMONT THERE IS NO DOUBT OF IT BUT WHAT DO YOU MAKE OF THIS THEN RETURNED ALTAMONT POINTING TO ANOTHER FOOTMARK REPEATED IN SEVERAL PLACES DO YOU BELIEVE FOR A MINUTE THAT THAT WAS MADE BY 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
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