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At last he might hope to ascertain for himself whether his predecessors were correct in their assertions about a polar basin. AT LAST HE MIGHT HOPE TO ASCERTAIN FOR HIMSELF WHETHER HIS PREDECESSORS WERE CORRECT IN THEIR ASSERTIONS ABOUT A POLAR BASIN
s looked fixedly at his rival, but said nothing. "And for that purpose," continued Altamont, "we had better build a little ship out of the remains of the Porpoise. It is the best possible use we can make of her." "You hear, Bell," said the Doctor, eagerly. "We'll all set to work to-morrow morning." [Illustration: The carpenter began his task immediately.--P.154] CHAPTER XV. THE NORTH-WEST PASSAGE. Next morning, Altamont Bell and the Doctor repaired to the Porpoise. There was no lack of wood, for, shattered as the old "three-master" had been by the icebergs, she could still supply the principal parts of a new ship, and the carpenter began his task immediately. In the end of May, the temperature again rose, and spring returned for good and all. Rain fell copiously, and before long the melting snow was running down every little slope in falls and cascades. Hatteras could not contain his delight at these signs of a general thaw among the ice-fields, for an open sea would bring him liberty.  CHAPTER FIFTEEN OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECOURTING ALL LIEBRAVOX RECOURTINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBRAVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY JACK ZOWSKI TALUSSON MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES BYRNE CHAPTER FIFTEEN THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE NEXT MORNING ALTAMONT BELL AND THE DOCTOR REPAIRED TO THE PORPOISE THERE WAS NO LACK OF WOOD FOR SHATTERED AS THE OLD THREE MASTER HAD BEEN BY THE ICEBERGS SHE COULD STILL SUPPLY THE PRINCIPAL PARTS OF A NEW SHIP AND THE CARPENTER BEGAN HIS TASK IMMEDIATELY IN THE END OF MAY THE TEMPERATURE AGAIN ROSE AND SPRING RETURNED FOR GOOD AND ALL RAIN FELL COPIOUSLY AND BEFORE LONG THE MELTING SNOW WAS RUNNING DOWN EVERY LITTLE SLOPE IN FALLS AND CASCADES HATTERAS COULD NOT CONTAIN HIS DELIGHT AT THESE SIGNS OF A GENERAL THAW AMONG THE ICE FIELDS FOR AN OPEN SEA WOULD BRING HIM LIBERTY
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