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When the different toasts were being drunk, one was given to the United States, to which Hatteras made no response. WHEN DIFFERENT TOASTS WERE BEING DRUNK ONE WAS GIVEN TO THE UNITED STATES TO WHICH HATTERAS MADE NO RESPONSE
 for the simplest conversation threatened to lead to strife. At last, in spite of all his endeavours, an outbreak occurred on the occasion of a grand banquet by way of "house-warming," when the new habitation was completed. This banquet was Dr Clawbonny's idea. He was head-cook, and distinguished himself by the concoction of a wonderful pudding, which would positively have done no dishonour to the cuisine of the Lord Chancellor of England. Bell most opportunely chanced to shoot a white hare and several ptarmigans, which made an agreeable variety from the pemmican and salt meat. Clawbonny was master of the ceremonies, and brought in his pudding, adorning himself with the insignia of his office--a big apron, and a knife dangling at his belt. As Altamont did not conform to the teetotal régime of his English companions, gin and brandy were set on the table after dinner, and the others, by the Doctor's orders, joined him in a glass for once, that the festive occasion might be duly honoured. TACT TO KEEP THINGS SMOOTH FOR THE SIMPLEST CONVERSATION THREATENED TO LEAD TO STRIFE AT LAST IN SPITE OF ALL HIS ENDEAVOURS AN OUTBREAK OCCURRED ON THE OCCASION OF A GRAND BANQUET BY WAY OF HOUSE WARMING WHEN THE NEW HABITATION WAS COMPLETED THIS BANQUET WAS DOCTOR CLAWBONNY'S IDEA HE WAS HEAD COOK AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY THE CONCOCTION OF A WONDERFUL PUDDING WHICH WOULD POSITIVELY DONE NO DISHONOR TO THE QUIZZINE OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND BELL MOST OPPORTUNELY CHANCED TO SHOOT A WHITE HARE AND SEVERAL PTARMIGANS WHICH MADE AN AGREEABLE VARIETY FROM THE PEMMICAN AND SALT MEAT CLAWBONNY WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND BROUGHT IN HIS PUDDING ADORNING HIMSELF WITH THE INSIGNIA OF HIS OFFICE A BIG APRON AND A KNIFE DANGLING AT HIS BELT AS ALTAMONT DID NOT CONFORM TO THE TEETOTAL REGIME OF HIS ENGLISH COMPANIONS GIN AND BRANDY WERE SET ON THE TABLE AFTER DINNER AND THE OTHERS BY THE DOCTOR'S ORDERS JOINED HIM IN A GLASS FOR ONCE THAT THE FESTIVE OCCASION MIGHT BE DULY HONORED
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