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A regular course of life commenced now, though uncertain weather and frequent changes of temperature made it sometimes impracticable to venture outside the hut at all, and it was not till the Saturday after the installation, that a day came that was favourable enough for a hunting excursion; when Bell, and Altamont, and the Doctor determined to take advantage of it, and try to replenish their stock of provisions. A REGULAR COURSE OF LIFE COMMENCED NOW THOUGH UNCERTAIN WEATHER AND FREQUENT CHANGES OF TEMPERATURE MADE IT SOMETIMES IMPRACTICABLE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE THE HUT AT ALL AND IT WAS NOT TILL THE SATURDAY AFTER THE INSTALLATION THAT A DAY CAME THAT WAS FAVORABLE ENOUGH A HUNTING EXCURSION WHEN BELL AND ALTAMONT AND THE DOCTOR DETERMINED TO TAKE ADVANTAGE OF IT AND TRY TO REPLENISH THEIR STOCK OF PROVISIONS
 material. In an hour we can raise a pillar of ice ten feet high, and that is quite enough. Away went the Doctor, followed by his companions, and the column was soon erected and crowned with a ship lantern. The conducting wires were properly adjusted within it, and the pile with which they communicated fixed up in the sitting-room, where the warmth of the stove would protect it from the action of the frost. As soon as it grew dark the experiment was made, and proved a complete success. An intense brilliant light streamed from the lantern and illumined the entire plateau and the plains beneath. Johnson could not help clapping his hands, half beside himself with delight. "Well, I declare, Mr. Clawbonny," he exclaimed, "you're our sun now." "One must be a little of everything, you know," was Clawbonny's modest reply. It was too cold. however, even to stand admiring more than a minute, and the whole party were glad enough to get indoors again, and tuck themselves up in their warm blankets. ONCE BY ALL MEANS THERE IS PLENTY OF MATERIAL IN AN HOUR WE CAN RAISE A PILLAR OF ICE TEN FEET HIGH AND THAT IS QUITE ENOUGH AWAY WENT THE DOCTOR FOLLOWED BY HIS COMPANIONS AND THE COLUMN WAS SOON ERECTED AND CROWNED WITH A SHIP LANTERN THE CONDUCTING WIRES WERE PROPERLY ADJUSTED WITHIN IT AND THE PILE WITH WHICH THEY COMMUNICATED FIXED UP IN THE SITTING ROOM WHERE THE WARMTH OF THE STOVE WOULD PROTECT IT FROM THE ACTION OF THE FROST AS SOON AS IT GREW DARK THE EXPERIMENT WAS MADE AND PROVED A COMPLETE SUCCESS AN INTENSE BRILLIANT LIGHT STREAMED FROM THE LANTERN AND ILLUMINED THE ENTIRE PLATEAU AND THE PLAINS BENEATH JOHNSON COULD NOT HELP CLAPPING HIS HANDS HALF BESIDE HIMSELF WITH DELIGHT WELL I DECLARE MISTER CLAWBONNY HE EXCLAIMED YOU'RE OUR SUN NOW ONE MUST BE A LITTLE OF EVERYTHING YOU KNOW WAS CLAWBONNY'S MODEST REPLY IT WAS TOO COLD HOWEVER EVEN TO STAND ADMIRING MORE THAN A MINUTE AND THE WHOLE PARTY WERE GLAD ENOUGH TO GET INDOORS AGAIN AND TUCK THEMSELVES UP IN WARM BLANKETS
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