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I must confess six hundred miles is a long journey, but we can, or rather we must make twenty miles a day, which will bring us to the coast about the 26th of March." "But cannot we wait a few days yet?" said Hatteras. "What are you hoping for?" asked Johnson. "I don't know. Who can tell the future? I MUST CONFESS SIX HUNDRED MILES IS A LONG JOURNEY BUT WE CAN OR RATHER WE MUST MAKE TWENTY MILES A DAY WHICH WILL BRING US TO THE COAST ABOUT THE TWENTY SIXTH OF MARCH BUT CANNOT WE WAIT A FEW DAYS YET SAID HATTERAS WHAT ARE YOU HOPING FOR ASKED JOHNSON I DON'T KNOW WHO CAN TELL THE FUTURE
there the chance of falling in with some ship that is wintering here?" asked Johnson. "Even supposing the Sound is blocked up, couldn't we get across to some Greenland or Danish settlement? At any rate, Hatteras, we can get nothing by remaining here. The route to England is towards the south, not the north." "Yes," said Bell, "Mr. Clawbonny is right. We must start, and start at once. We have been forgetting our country too long already." "Is this your advice, Johnson?" asked Hatteras again. "Yes, captain." "And yours, Doctor?" "Yes, Hatteras." Hatteras remained silent, but his face, in spite of himself, betrayed his inward agitation. The issue of his whole life hung on the decision he had to make, for he felt that to return to England was to lose all! He could not venture on a fourth expedition. The Doctor finding he did not reply, added-- "I ought also to have said, that there is not a moment to lose. The sledge must be loaded with the provisions at once, and as much wood as possible. SOME ESQUIMAUX TRIBES FURTHER SOUTH BESIDES ISN'T THERE THE CHANCE OF FALLING IN WITH SOME SHIP THAT'S WINTERING THERE ASKED JOHNSON EVEN SUPPOSING THE SOUND IS BLOCKED UP COULDN'T WE GET ACROSS TO SOME GREENLAND OR DANISH SETTLEMENT AT ANY RATE HATTERAS WE CAN GET NOTHING BY REMAINING HERE THE ROUTE TO ENGLAND IS TOWARDS THE SOUTH NOT THE NORTH YES SAID BELL MISTER CLAWBONNY IS RIGHT WE MUST START AND START AT ONCE WE HAVE BEEN FORGETTING OUR COUNTRY TOO LONG ALREADY IS THIS YOUR ADVICE JOHNSON ASKED HATTERAS AGAIN YES CAPTAIN AND YOURS DOCTOR YES HATTERAS HATTERAS REMAINED SILENT BUT HIS FACE IN SPITE OF HIMSELF BETRAYED HIS INWARD AGITATION THE ISSUE OF HIS WHOLE LIFE HUNG ON THE DECISION HE HAD TO MAKE FOR HE FELT THAT TO RETURN TO ENGLAND WAS TO LOSE ALL HE COULD NOT VENTURE FORTH ON A FOURTH EXPEDITION THE DOCTOR FINDING HE DID NOT REPLY ADDED I OUGHT TO HAVE SAID THAT THERE IS NOT A MOMENT TO LOSE THE SLEDGE MUST BE LOADED WITH THE PROVISIONS AT ONCE AND AS MUCH WOOD AS POSSIBLE
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