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"I should like to know what is the good of learning physics," said the Doctor, smiling, "if they can't help a man at a pinch like this. Haven't we an electric battery, and long enough lines attached to it to serve our purpose? We can fire our mine whenever we please in an instant, and without the slightest danger." I SHOULD LIKE TO KNOW WHAT IS THE GOOD OF LEARNING PHYSIC SAID THE DOCTOR SMILING IF THEY CAN'T HELP A MAN AT A PINCH LIKE THIS HAVEN'T WE AN ELECTRIC BATTERY AND LONG ENOUGH LINES ATTACHED TO IT TO SERVE OUR PURPOSE WE CAN FIRE OUR MINE WHENEVER WE PLEASE IN AN INSTANT AND WITHOUT THE SLIGHTEST DANGER
meal." "Capital! Capital!" shouted Johnson, who had been listening with intense interest. [Illustration: ] Hatteras said nothing, for he had such absolute confidence in his friend that he wanted no further explanation. But Altamont must know the why and wherefore of everything. "But Doctor," he said, "can you reckon on your match so exactly that you can be quite sure it will fire the mine at the right moment?" "I don't need to reckon at all; that's a difficulty easily got over." "Then you have a match a hundred feet long?" "No." "You are simply going to lay a train of powder." "No, that might miss fire." "Well, there is no way then but for one of us to devote his life to the others, and go and light the powder himself." "I'm ready," said Johnson, eagerly, "ready and willing." "Quite useless my brave fellow," replied the Doctor, holding out his hand. "All our lives are precious, and they will be all spared, thank God!" "Well, I give it up!" said the American. "I'll make no more guesses. AT THAT VERY MOMENT I SHALL SET FIRE TO THE MINE AND BLOW UP BOTH THE GUESTS AND THE MEAL CAPITAL CAPITAL SHOUTED JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN LISTENING WITH INTENSE INTEREST HATTERAS SAID NOTHING FOR HE HAD SUCH ABSOLUTE CONFIDENCE IN HIS FRIEND THAT HE WANTED NO FURTHER EXPLANATION BUT ALTAMONT MUST KNOW THE WHY AND WHEREFORE OF EVERYTHING BUT DOCTOR HE SAID CAN YOU RECKON ON YOUR MATCH SO EXACTLY THAT YOU CAN BE QUITE SURE IT WILL FIRE THE MINE AT THE RIGHT MOMENT I DON'T NEED TO RECKON AT ALL THAT'S A DIFFICULTY EASILY GOT OVER THEN YOU HAVE A MATCH A HUNDRED FEET LONG NO YOU ARE SIMPLY GOING TO LAY A TRAIN OF POWDER NO THAT MIGHT MISS FIRE WELL THERE IS NO WAY THEN BUT FOR ONE OF US TO DEVOTE HIS LIFE TO THE OTHERS AND GO AND LIGHT THE POWDER HIMSELF I'M READY SAID JOHNSON EAGERLY READY AND WILLING QUITE USELESS MY BRAVE FELLOW REPLIED THE DOCTOR HOLDING OUT HIS HAND ALL OUR LIVES ARE PRECIOUS AND THEY WILL ALL BE SPARED THANK GOD WELL I GIVE UP SAID THE AMERICAN I'LL MAKE NO MORE GUESSES
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