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It is to the west, I suppose?" S IT IS TO THE WEST I SUPPOSE
 saw Altamont who had crawled out of bed and managed to get on his knees. He was trying to speak, but his swollen lips could scarcely make a sound. Hatteras went towards him, and watched his efforts to articulate so attentively that in a few minutes he made out a word that sounded like Porpoise, and stooping over him he asked-- "Is it the Porpoise?" Altamont made a sign in the affirmative, and Hatteras went on with his queries, now that he had found a clue. "In these seas?" The affirmative gesture was repeated. "Is she in the north?" "Yes." "Do you know her position?" "Yes." "Exactly?" "Yes." For a minute or so, nothing more was said, and the onlookers waited with palpitating hearts. Then Hatteras spoke again and said-- "Listen to me. We must know the exact position of your vessel. I will count the degrees aloud, and you; will stop me when I come to the right one." The American assented by a motion of the head, and Hatteras began-- "We'll take the longitude first. 105°, No? 106°, 107°? W ALTAMONT WHO HAD CRAWLED OUT OF BED AND MANAGED TO GET ON HIS KNEES HE WAS TRYING TO SPEAK BUT HIS SWOLLEN LIPS COULD SCARCELY MAKE A SOUND HATTERAS WENT TOWARDS HIM AND WATCHED HIS EFFORTS TO ARTICULATE SO ATTENTIVELY THAT IN A FEW MINUTES HE MADE OUT A WORD THAT SOUNDED LIKE PORPOISE AND STOOPING OVER HIM HE ASKED IS IT THE PORPOISE ALTAMONT MADE A SIGN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND HATTERAS WENT ON WITH HIS QUERIES NOW THAT HE HAD FOUND A CLUE IN THESE SEAS THE AFFIRMATIVE GESTURE WAS REPEATED IS SHE IN THE NORTH YES DO YOU KNOW HER POSITION YES EXACTLY YES FOR A MINUTE OR SO NOTHING MORE WAS SAID AND THE ONLOOKERS WAITED WITH PALPITATING HEARTS THEN HATTERAS SPOKE AGAIN AND SAID LISTEN TO ME WE MUST KNOW THE EXACT POSITION OF YOUR VESSEL I WILL COUNT THE DEGREES ALOUD AND YOU WILL STOP ME WHEN I COME TO THE RIGHT ONE THE AMERICAN ASSENTED BY A MOTION OF THE HEAD AND HATTERAS BEGAN WE'LL TAKE THE LONGITUDE FIRST ONE HUNDRED FIVE DEGREES NO ONE HUNDRED SIX DEGREES ONE HUNDRED SEVEN DEGREE
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