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"Well, captain?" asked Johnson after waiting a considerable time for Hatteras to reply. Thus interrogated, he raised his head, and said in a constrained tone   "You think yourselves quite certain then of reaching the Sound, exhausted though you are, and almost without food?" WELL CAPTAIN ASKED JOHNSON AFTER WAITING A CONSIDERABLE TIME FOR HATTERAS TO REPLY THUS INTERROGATED HE RAISED HIS HEAD AND SAID IN A CONSTRAINED TONE YOU THINK YOURSELVES QUITE CERTAIN THEN OF REACHING THE SOUND EXHAUSTED THOUGH YOU ARE AND ALMOST WITHOUT FOOD
ny. We shall have to limit ourselves to the barest quantities of food, unless our guns should procure us anything." "There is only about half a pound of powder left," said Hatteras. "Come now, Hatteras, I know the full weight of your objections, and I am not deluding myself with vain hopes. But I think I can read your motive. Have you any practical suggestion to offer?" "No," said Hatteras, after a little hesitation. "You don't doubt our courage," continued the Doctor. "We would follow you to the last--you know that. But must we not, meantime, give up all hope of reaching the Pole? Your plans have been defeated by treachery. Natural difficulties you might have overcome, but you have been outmatched by perfidy and human weakness. You have done all that man could do, and you would have succeeded I am certain; but situated as we are now, are you not obliged to relinquish your projects for the present, and is not a return to England even positively necessary before you could continue them? ENDURE SUFFERINGS NO DOUBT AND PERHAPS MANY WE SHALL HAVE TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO THE BAREST QUANTITIES OF FOOD UNLESS OUR GUNS SHOULD PROCURE US ANYTHING THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A HALF POUND OF POWDER LEFT SAID HATTERAS COME NOW HATTERAS I KNOW THE FULL WEIGHT OF YOUR OBJECTIONS AND I AM NOT DELUDING MYSELF WITH VAIN HOPES BUT I THINK I CAN READ YOUR MOTIVE HAVE YOU ANY PRACTICAL SUGGESTION TO OFFER NO SAID HATTERAS AFTER A LITTLE HESITATION YOU DON'T DOUBT OUR COURAGE CONTINUED THE DOCTOR WE WOULD FOLLOW YOU TO THE LAST YOU KNOW THAT BUT WE MUST NOT MEANTIME GIVE UP ALL HOPE OF REACHING THE POLE YOUR PLANS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED BY TREACHERY NATURAL DIFFICULTIES YOU MIGHT HAVE OVERCOME BUT YOU HAVE BEEN OUTMATCHED BY PERFIDY AND HUMAN WEAKNESS YOU HAVE DONE ALL THAT MAN CAN DO AND YOU WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED I AM CERTAIN BUT SITUATED AS WE ARE NOW ARE YOU NOT OBLIGED TO RELINQUISH YOUR PROJECTS FOR THE PRESENT AND IS NOT A RETURN TO ENGLAND EVEN POSITIVELY NECESSARY BEFORE YOU COULD CONTINUE THEM
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