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"We don't require that; we'll content ourselves with imitating the Hudson's Bay Company. They entrench themselves in fortresses against the Indians and wild beasts. That's all we need  a house one side and stores the other, with a wall and two bastions. I must try to make a plan." WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT WE'LL CONTENT OURSELVES WITH IMITATING THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY THEY INTRENCH THEMSELVES IN FORTRESSES AGAINST THE INDIANS AND THE WILD BEASTS THAT'S ALL WE NEED A HOUSE ONE SIDE AND STORES THE OTHER WITH A WALL AND TWO BASTIONS I MUST TRY TO MAKE A PLAN
 coal and wood in abundance. Altogether, there was enough to last those five men for more than two years, and all fear of death from starvation or cold was at an end. "Well, Hatteras, we're sure of enough to live on now," said the Doctor, "and there is nothing to hinder us reaching the Pole." "The Pole!" echoed Hatteras. "Yes, why not? Can't we push our way overland in the summer months?" "We might overland; but how could we cross water?" "Perhaps we may be able to build a boat out of some of the ship's planks." "Out of an American ship!" exclaimed the captain, contemptuously. Clawbonny was prudent enough to make no reply, and presently changed the conversation by saying-- "Well, now we have seen what we have to depend upon, we must begin our house and store-rooms. We have materials enough at hand; and, Bell, I hope you are going to distinguish yourself," he added. "I am ready, Mr. Clawbonny," replied Bell; "and, as for material, there is enough for a town here with houses and streets. WAS ALSO A LARGE SUPPLY OF GUNPOWDER BALL AND SHOT AND COAL AND WOOD IN ABUNDANCE ALTOGETHER THERE WAS ENOUGH TO LAST THOSE FIVE MEN FOR MORE THAN TWO YEARS AND ALL FEAR OF DEATH FROM STARVATION OR COLD WAS AT AN END WELL HATTERAS WE'RE SURE OF ENOUGH TO LIVE ON NOW SAID THE DOCTOR AND THERE IS NOTHING TO HINDER US REACHING THE POLE THE POLE ECHOED HATTERAS YES WHY NOT CAN'T WE PUSH OUR WAY OVERLAND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WE MIGHT OVERLAND BUT HOW COULD WE CROSS WATER PERHAPS WE MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD A BOAT OUT OF SOME OF THE SHIP'S PLANKS OUT OF AN AMERICAN SHIP EXCLAIMED THE CAPTAIN CONTEMPTUOUSLY CLAWBONNY WAS PRUDENT ENOUGH TO MAKE NO REPLY AND PRESENTLY CHANGED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN WHAT WE HAVE TO DEPEND UPON WE MUST BEGIN OUR HOUSE AND STOREROOMS WE HAVE MATERIALS ENOUGH AT HAND AND BELL I HOPE YOU ARE GOING TO DISTINGUISH YOURSELF HE ADDED I AM READY MISTER CLAWBONNY REPLIED BELL AND AS FOR MATERIAL THERE IS ENOUGH FOR A TOWN HERE WITH HOUSES AND STREETS
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