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Hatteras balanced his staff in one hand, and with the other sought to find the precise mathematical point where all the meridians of the globe meet, the point on which it was his sublime purpose to plant his foot. All at once the rock gave way, and he disappeared. A cry of horror broke from his companions, and rang to the top of the mountain. HATTERAS BALANCED HIS STAFF IN ONE HAND AND WITH THE OTHER SOUGHT TO FIND THE PRECISE MATHEMATICAL POINT WHERE ALL THE MERIDIANS OF THE GLOBE MEET THE POINT ON WHICH IT WAS HIS SUBLIME PURPOSE TO PLANT HIS FOOT ALL AT ONCE THE ROCK GAVE WAY AND HE DISAPPEARED A CRY OF HORROR BROKE FROM HIS COMPANIONS AND RANG TO THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN
himself up by leaning knees and loins against the rocks in narrow, intricate winding paths, and sometimes he would be hanging on by both hands to some sharp crag, swinging to and fro like a withered tuft. [Illustration: ] At last he reached the summit of the mountain, the mouth of the crater. Here the Doctor hoped the infatuated man would stop, at any rate, and would, perhaps, recover his senses, and expose himself to no more danger than the descent involved. Once more he shouted-- "Hatteras! Hatteras!" There was such a pathos of entreaty in his tone that Altamont felt moved to his inmost soul. "I'll save him yet!" he exclaimed; and before Clawbonny could hinder him, he had cleared with a bound the torrent of fire, and was out of sight among the rocks. Meantime, Hatteras had mounted a rock which overhung the crater, and stood waving his flag amidst showers of stones which rained down on him. Duk was by his side; but the poor beast was growing dizzy in such close proximity to the abyss. K UP TO HIS WAIST SOMETIMES THEY SAW HIM HOIST HIMSELF UP BY LEANING KNEES AND LOINS AGAINST THE ROCKS IN NARROW INTRICATE WINDING PATHS AND SOMETIMES HE WOULD BE HANGING ON BY BOTH HANDS TO SOME SHARP CRAG SWINGING TO AND FRO LIKE A WITHERED TUFT AT LAST HE REACHED THE SUMMIT OF THE MOUNTAIN THE MOUTH OF THE CRATER HERE THE DOCTOR HOPED THE INFATUATED MAN WOULD STOP AT ANY RATE AND WOULD PERHAPS RECOVER HIS SENSES AND EXPOSE HIMSELF TO NO MORE DANGER THAN THE DESCENT INVOLVED ONCE MORE HE SHOUTED HATTERAS HATTERAS THERE WAS SUCH A PATHOS OF ENTREATY IN HIS TONE THAT ALTAMONT FELT MOVED TO HIS INMOST SOUL I'LL SAVE HIM YET HE EXCLAIMED AND BEFORE CLAWBONNY COULD HINDER HIM HE HAD CLEARED WITH A BOUND THE TORRENT OF FIRE AND WAS OUT OF SIGHT AMONG THE ROCKS MEANTIME HATTERAS HAD MOUNTED A ROCK WHICH OVERHUNG THE CRATER AND STOOD WAVING HIS FLAG AMIDST SHOWERS OF STONES WHICH RAINED DOWN ON HIM DUKE WAS BY HIS SIDE BUT THE POOR BEAST WAS GROWING DIZZY IN SUCH CLOSE PROXIMITY TO THE ABYSS
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