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He was implicitly trusted by all, even by Hatteras, who cherished a deep affection for him. Yet no man felt the compulsory confinement more painfully than Clawbonny. He longed ardently for the breaking up of the frost to resume his excursions though he dreaded the rivalry that might ensue between the two captains. HE WAS IMPLICITLY TRUSTED BY ALL EVEN BY HATTERAS WHO CHERISHED A DEEP AFFECTION FOR HIM YET NO MAN FELT THE COMPULSORY CONFINEMENT MORE PAINFULLY THAN CLAWBONNY HE LONGED ARDENTLY FOR THE BREAKING UP OF THE FROST TO RESUME HIS EXCURSIONS THOUGH HE DREADED THE RIVALRY THAT MIGHT ENSUE BETWEEN THE TWO CAPTAINS
nough planks might be sufficiently sound to construct a small vessel to convey them back to England, but the right time to build had not come. [Illustration: ] [Illustration: ] The five men were consequently compelled to spend the greater part of the day in complete idleness. Hatteras lolled on his bed absorbed in thought. Altamont smoked or dozed, and the Doctor took care not to disturb either of them, for he was in perpetual fear of a quarrel between them. At meal times he always led the conversation away from irritating topics and sought, as far as possible, to instruct and interest all parties. Whenever he was not engaged with the preparation of his notes, he gave them dissertations on history, geography, or meteorology, handling his subject in an easy, though philosophical manner, drawing lessons from the most trivial incidents. His inexhaustible memory was never at a loss for fact or illustration when his good humour and geniality made him the life and soul of the little company. SSURE AROUND HER STILL THE DOCTOR WAS ALWAYS HOPING ENOUGH PLANKS MIGHT BE SUFFICIENTLY SOUND TO CONSTRUCT A SMALL VESSEL TO CONVEY THEM BACK TO ENGLAND BUT THE RIGHT TIME TO BUILD HAD NOT COME THE FIVE MEN WERE CONSEQUENTLY COMPELLED TO SPEND THE GREATER PART OF THE DAY IN COMPLETE IDLENESS HATTERAS LOLLED ON HIS BED ABSORBED IN THOUGHT ALTAMONT SMOKED OR DOZED AND THE DOCTOR TOOK CARE NOT TO DISTURB EITHER OF THEM FOR HE WAS IN PERPETUAL FEAR OF A QUARREL BETWEEN THEM AT MEAL TIMES HE ALWAYS LED THE CONVERSATION AWAY FROM IRRITATING TOPICS AND SOUGHT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO INSTRUCT AND INTEREST ALL PARTIES WHENEVER HE WAS NOT ENGAGED WITH THE PREPARATION OF HIS NOTES HE GAVE THEM DISSERTATIONS ON HISTORY GEOGRAPHY OR METEOROLOGY HANDLING HIS SUBJECT IN AN EASY THOUGH PHILOSOPHICAL MANNER DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE MOST TRIVIAL INCIDENTS HIS INEXHAUSTIBLE MEMORY WAS NEVER AT A LOSS FOR FACT OR ILLUSTRATION WHEN HIS GOOD HUMOR AND GENIALITY MADE HIM THE LIFE AND SOUL OF THE LITTLE COMPANY
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