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Has he ever avowed his object in coming so far north? You will never get out of my head that this man is not the leader of some expedition sent out by the American government." HAS HE EVER AVOWED HIS OBJECT IN COMING SO FAR NORTH YOU WILL NEVER GET OUT OF MY HEAD THAT THIS MAN IS NOT THE LEADER OF SOME EXPEDITION SENT OUT BY THE AMERICAN GOVERNMENT
ry, but because the boat which bears him across an unknown ocean, or touches the new shore, happens to be made of the planks of an American vessel--a cast-away wreck of no use to anyone--will that lessen the honour of the discovery? If you yourself had found the hull of some wrecked vessel lying deserted on the shore, would you have hesitated to make use of it; and must not a sloop built by four Englishmen and manned by four Englishmen be English from keel to gunwale?" Hatteras was still silent. "No," continued Clawbonny; "the real truth is, it is not the sloop you care about: it is the man." "Yes, Doctor, yes," replied the captain. "It is this American I detest; I hate him with a thorough English hatred. Fate has thrown him in my path." "To save you!" "To ruin me. He seems to defy me, and speaks as if he were lord and master. He thinks he has my destiny in his hands, and knows all my projects. Didn't we see the man in his true colours when we were giving names to the different coasts? EN HIS LIFE TO WIN FRESH GLORY FOR HIS COUNTRY BUT BECAUSE THE BOAT WHICH BEARS HIM ACROSS AN UNKNOWN OCEAN OR TOUCHES THE NEW SHORE HAPPENS TO BE MADE OF THE PLANKS OF AN AMERICAN VESSEL A CASTAWAY WRECK OF NO USE TO ANYONE WILL THAT LESSEN THE HONOR OF THE DISCOVERY IF YOU YOURSELF HAD FOUND THE HULL OF SOME WRECKED VESSEL LYING DESERTED ON THE SHORE WOULD YOU HAVE HESITATED TO MAKE USE OF IT AND MUST NOT A SLOOP BUILT BY FOUR ENGLISHMEN AND MANNED BY FOUR ENGLISHMEN BE ENGLISH FROM KEEL TO GUNWALE HATTERAS WAS STILL SILENT NO CONTINUED CLAWBONNY THE REAL TRUTH IS IT IS NOT THE SLOOP YOU CARE ABOUT IT IS THE MAN YES DOCTOR YES REPLIED THE CAPTAIN IT IS THIS AMERICAN I DETEST I HATE HIM WITH A THOROUGH ENGLISH HATRED FATE HAS THROWN HIM IN MY PATH TO SAVE YOU TO RUIN ME HE SEEMS TO DEFY ME AND SPEAKS AS IF HE WERE LORD AND MASTER HE THINKS HE HAS MY DESTINY IN HIS HANDS AND KNOWS ALL MY PROJECTS DIDN'T WE SEE THE MAN IN HIS TRUE COLORS WHEN WE WERE GIVING NAMES TO THE DIFFERENT COASTS
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