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"'The interest I take in the matter myself has led me to study the effect of your announcement on my comrades, and I can testify, to use reporter's language, that the thing has produced an immense sensation. THE INTEREST I TAKE IN THE MATTER MYSELF HAS LED ME TO STUDY THE EFFECT OF YOUR ANNOUNCEMENT ON MY COMRADES AND I CAN TESTIFY TO USE REPORTERS LANGUAGE THAT THE THING HAS PRODUCED AN IMMENSE SENSATION
 It reported the different excursions, and hunting parties, and accidents, and adventures, and published amusing stories. No doubt the articles were not up to the 'Spectator' or the 'Daily Telegraph,' but the readers were neither critical nor blasé, and found great pleasure in their perusal." [Illustration: ] "My word!" said Altamont. "I should like to read some of the articles." "Would you? Well, you shall judge for yourself." "What! can you repeat them from memory?" "No; but you had Parry's Voyages on board the Porpoise, and I can read you his own narrative if you like." This proposition was so eagerly welcomed that the Doctor fetched the book forthwith, and soon found the passage in question. "Here is a letter," he said, "addressed to the editor." "'Your proposition to establish a journal has been received by us with the greatest satisfaction. I am convinced that, under your direction, it will be a great source of amusement, and go a long way to lighten our hundred days of darkness.  NOVEMBER EIGHTEEN NINETEEN TO THE TWENTIETH OF MARCH EIGHTEEN TWENTY IT REPORTED THE DIFFERENT EXCURSIONS IN HUNTING PARTIES IN ACCIDENTS AND ADVENTURES AND PUBLISHED AMUSING STORIES NO DOUBT THE ARTICLES WERE NOT UP TO THE SPECTATOR OR THE DAILY TELEGRAPH BUT THE READERS WERE NEITHER CRITICAL NOR BLAZE AND FOUND GREAT PLEASURE IN THEIR PERUSAL MY WORD SAID ALTAMONT I SHOULD LIKE TO READ SOME OF THE ARTICLES WOULD YOU WELL YOU SHALL JUDGE FOR YOURSELF WHAT CAN YOU REPEAT THEM FROM MEMORY NO BUT YOU HAD PARRY'S VOYAGES ON BOARD THE PORPOISE AND I CAN READ YOU HIS OWN NARRATIVE IF YOU LIKE THIS PROPOSITION WAS SO EAGERLY WELCOMED THAT THE DOCTOR FETCHED THE BOOK FORTHWITH AND SOON FOUND THE PASSAGE IN QUESTION HERE IS A LETTER HE SAID ADDRESSED TO THE EDITOR YOUR PROPOSITION TO ESTABLISH A JOURNAL HAS BEEN RECEIVED BY US WITH THE GREATEST SATISFACTION I AM CONVINCED THAT UNDER YOUR DIRECTION IT WILL BE A GREAT SOURCE OF AMUSEMENT AND GO A LONG WAY TO LIGHTEN OUR HUNDRED DAYS OF DARKNESS
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