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Indeed, we had almost four months of day ahead of us before the frozen night could come on again. INDEED WE HAD ALMOST FOUR MONTHS OF DAY AHEAD OF US BEFORE THE FROZEN NIGHT COULD COME ON AGAIN
lofty throne he sees over the whole world and discerns all the actions of men.") My youthful imagination was fired by the ardor, zeal and religious fervor of my good father, and I exclaimed: "Why not sail to this goodly land? The sky is fair, the wind favorable and the sea open." Even now I can see the expression of pleasurable surprise on his countenance as he turned toward me and asked: "My son, are you willing to go with me and explore--to go far beyond where man has ever ventured?" I answered affirmatively. "Very well," he replied. "May the god Odin protect us!" and, quickly adjusting the sails, he glanced at our compass, turned the prow in due northerly direction through an open channel, and our voyage had begun.(6) (6 Hall writes, on page 288: "On the 23rd of January the two Esquimaux, accompanied by two of the seamen, went to Cape Lupton. They reported a sea of open water extending as far as the eye could reach.") The sun was low in the horizon, as it was still the early summer. E SEES OVER THE WHOLE WORLD AND DISCERNS ALL THE ACTIONS OF MEN UNQUOTE MY YOUTHFUL IMAGINATION WAS FIRED BY THE ARDOUR ZEAL AND RELIGIOUS FERVOUR OF MY GOOD FATHER AND I EXCLAIMED WHY NOT SAIL TO THIS GOODLY LAND THE SKY IS FAIR THE WIND IS FAVOURABLE AND THE SEA IS OPEN EVEN NOW I CAN SEE THE EXPRESSION OF PLEASURABLE SURPRISE ON HIS COUNTENANCE AS HE TURNED TOWARD ME AND ASKED MY SON ARE YOU WILLING TO GO WITH ME AND EXPLORE TO GO FAR BEYOND WHERE MAN HAS EVER VENTURED I ANSWERED AFFIRMATIVELY VERY WELL HE REPLIED MAY THE GOD ODIN PROTECT US AND QUICKLY ADJUSTING THE SAILS HE GLANCED AT OUR COMPASS TURN THE PROW AND DUE NORTHERLY DIRECTION THROUGH AN OPEN CHANNEL AND OUR VOYAGE HAD BEGUN NOTE SIX HALL WRITES ON PAGE TWO EIGHTY EIGHT QUOTE ON THE TWENTY THIRD OF JANUARY THE TWO ESQUIMAU ACCOMPANIED BY TWO OF THE SEAMEN WENT TO CAPE LUPETON THEY REPORTED A SEA OF OPEN WATER EXTENDING AS FAR AS THE EYE COULD REACH UNQUOPED THE SUN WAS LOW IN THE HORIZON AS IT WAS STILL THE EARLY SUMMER
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