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Hatteras hardly knew what to think as day after day went on without apparent result, and he asked himself sometimes whether the Porpoise had any actual existence except in Altamont's fevered brain, and more than once the idea even came into his head that perhaps national hatred might have induced the American to drag them along with himself to certain death. HATTERAS HARDLY KNEW WHAT TO THINK AS DAY AFTER DAY WENT ON WITHOUT APPARENT RESULT AND HE ASKED HIMSELF SOMETIMES WHETHER THE PORPOISE HAD ANY ACTUAL EXISTENCE EXCEPT IN ALTAMONT'S FEVERED BRAIN AND MORE THAN ONCE THE IDEA EVEN CAME INTO HIS HEAD THAT PERHAPS NATIONAL HATRED MIGHT HAVE INDUCED THE AMERICAN TO DRAG THEM ALONG WITH HIMSELF TO CERTAIN DEATH
 the other hand, the least breeze would make the skin smart acutely, and bring on violent headache, which would soon end in death. On the 5th of March a peculiar phenomenon occurred. The sky was perfectly clear and glittering with stars, when suddenly snow began to fall thick and fast, though there was not a cloud in the heavens and through the white flakes the constellations could be seen shining. This curious display lasted two hours, and ceased before the Doctor could arrive at any satisfactory conclusion as to its cause. The moon had ended her last quarter, and complete darkness prevailed now for seventeen hours out of the twenty-four. The travellers had to fasten themselves together with a long rope to avoid getting separated, and it was all but impossible to pursue the right course. Moreover, the brave fellows, in spite of their iron will, began to show signs of fatigue. Halts became more frequent, and yet every hour was precious, for the provisions were rapidly coming to an end. HERE IS NO WIND WHILE ON THE OTHER HAND THE LEAST BREEZE WOULD MAKE THE SKIN SMART ACUTELY BRING ON VIOLENT HEADACHE WHICH WOULD SOON END IN DEATH ON THE FIFTH OF MARCH A PECULIAR PHENOMENON OCCURRED THE SKY WAS PERFECTLY CLEAR AND GLITTERING WITH STARS WHEN SUDDENLY SNOW BEGAN TO FALL THICK AND FAST THOUGH THERE WAS NOT A CLOUD IN THE HEAVENS AND THROUGH THE WHITE FLAKES THE CONSTELLATIONS COULD BE SEEN SHINING THIS CURIOUS DISPLAY LASTED TWO HOURS AND CEASED BEFORE THE DOCTOR COULD ARRIVE AT ANY SATISFACTORY CONCLUSION AS TO ITS CAUSE THE MOON HAD ENDED HER LAST QUARTER AND COMPLETE DARKNESS PREVAILED NOW FOR SEVENTEEN HOURS OUT OF THE TWENTY FOUR THE TRAVELLERS HAD TO FASTEN THEMSELVES TOGETHER WITH A LONG ROPE TO AVOID GETTING SEPARATED AND IT WAS ALL BUT IMPOSSIBLE TO PURSUE THE RIGHT COURSE MOREOVER THE BRAVE FELLOWS IN SPITE OF THEIR IRON WILL BEGAN TO SHOW SIGNS OF FATIGUE HALTS BECAME MORE FREQUEN AND YET EVERY HOUR WAS PRECIOUS FOR THE PROVISIONS WERE RAPIDLY COMING TO AN END
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