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"Let us make preparations immediately, but perhaps the route may be longer than we suppose." "How can that be, captain? The man seems quite sure of the position of his ship," said the Doctor. "But suppose the ice field should have drifted like ours?" Here Altamont, who was listening attentively, made a sign that he wished to speak, and, after much difficulty, he succeeded in telling the Doctor that the Porpoise had struck on rocks near the coast, and that it was impossible for her to move. LET US MAKE PREPARATIONS IMMEDIATELY BUT PERHAPS THE ROUTE MAY BE LONGER THAN WE SUPPOSE HOW CAN THAT BE CAPTAIN THE MAN SEEMS QUITE SURE OF THE POSITION OF HIS SHIP SAID THE DOCTOR BUT SUPPOSE THE ICE FIELD SHOULD HAVE DRIFTED LIKE OURS HERE ALTAMONT WHO WAS LISTENING ATTENTIVELY MADE A SIGN THAT HE WISHED TO SPEAK AND AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY HE SUCCEEDED IN TELLING THE DOCTOR THAT THE PORPOISE HAD STRUCK ON ROCKS NEAR THE COAST AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO MOVE
 come so far north, and learned in reply that she had been irresistibly driven there by the ice. But his anxious fears were not satisfied with this explanation, and he asked further what was the purpose of his voyage. Altamont said he wanted to make the north-west passage, and this appeared to content the jealous Englishman, for he made no more reference to the subject. "Well," said the Doctor, "it strikes me that, instead of trying to get to Baffin's Bay, our best plan would be to go in search of the Porpoise, for here lies a ship a full third of the distance nearer, and, more than that, stocked with everything necessary for winter quarters." "I see no other course open to us," replied Bell. "And the sooner we go the better," added Johnson, "for the time we allow ourselves must depend on our provisions." "You are right, Johnson," returned the Doctor. "If we start to-morrow, we must reach the Porpoise by the 15th of March, unless we mean to die of starvation. What do you say, Hatteras? S WISHED TO KNOW WHY THE PORPOISE HAD COME SO FAR NORTH AND LEARNED IN REPLY THAT SHE HAD BEEN IRRESISTIBLY DRIVEN THERE BY THE ICE BUT HIS ANXIOUS FEARS WERE NOT SATISFIED WITH THIS EXPLANATION AND HE ASKED FURTHER WHAT WAS THE PURPOSE OF HIS VOYAGE ALTAMONT SAID HE WANTED TO MAKE THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE AND THIS APPEARED TO CONTENT THE JEALOUS ENGLISHMAN FOR HE MADE NO MORE REFERENCE TO THE SUBJECT WELL SAID THE DOCTOR IT STRIKES ME THAT INSTEAD OF TRYING TO GET TO BAFFIN'S BAY OUR BEST PLAN WOULD BE TO GO IN SEARCH OF THE PORPOISE FOR HERE LIES A SHIP A FULL THIRD OF THE DISTANCE NEARER AND MORE THAN THAT STOCKED WITH EVERYTHING NECESSARY FOR WINTER QUARTERS I SEE NO OTHER COURSE OPEN TO US REPLIED BELL AND THE SOONER WE GO THE BETTER ADDED JOHNSON FOR THE TIME WE ALLOW OURSELVES MUST DEPEND ON OUR PROVISIONS YOU ARE RIGHT JOHNSON RETURNED THE DOCTOR IF WE START TO MORROW WE MUST REACH THE PORPOISE BY THE FIFTEENTH OF MARCH UNLESS WE MEAN TO DIE OF STARVATION WHAT DO YOU SAY HATTERAS
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