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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." 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
l then?" "No, not that either, for gas would not be strong enough; and, worse still, it would waste our combustibles." "Well," replied Altamont; "I'm at a loss to see how you--" "Oh, I'm prepared for everything after the mercury bullet, and the ice lens, and Fort Providence. I believe Mr. Clawbonny can do anything," exclaimed Johnson. "Come, Clawbonny, tell us what your light is to be, then," said Altamont. "That's soon told," replied Clawbonny. "I mean to have an electric light." "An electric light?" "Yes, why not? Haven't you a galvanic battery on board your ship?" "Yes." "Well, there will be no difficulty then in producing an electric light, and that will cost nothing, and be far brighter." "First-rate?" said Johnson; "let us set to work at 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. SIBLE THROUGH THE FOG ARE YOU GOING TO TRY TO MAKE GAS OUT OF OUR COAL THEN NO NOT THAT EITHER FOR GAS WOULD NOT BE STRONG ENOUGH AND WORSE STILL IT WOULD WASTE OUR COMBUSTIBLES WELL REPLIED ALTAMONT I'M AT A LOSS TO SEE HOW YOU OH I'M PREPARED FOR EVERYTHING AFTER THE MERCURY BULLET AND THE ICE LENS AND FORT PROVIDENCE I BELIEVE MISTER CLAWBONNY CAN DO ANYTHING EXCLAIMED JOHNSON COME CLAWBONNY TELL US WHAT YOUR LIGHT IS TO BE THEN SAID ALTAMONT THAT'S SOON TOLD REPLIED CLAWBONNY I MEAN TO HAVE AN ELECTRIC LIGHT AN ELECTRIC LIGHT YES WHY NOT HAVEN'T YOU A GALVANIC BATTERY ON BOARD YOUR SHIP YES WELL THERE WILL BE NO DIFFICULTY THEN IN PRODUCING AN ELECTRIC LIGHT AND THAT WILL COST NOTHING AND BE FAR BRIGHTER FIRST RATE SAID JOHNSON LET US SET TO WORK AT 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
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