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"The last!" repeated Hatteras, as if in a dream. "Yes!, the last truly, but," he added, with more animation, "the most wonderful." THE LAST REPEATED HATTERAS AS IF IN A DREAM YES THE LAST TRULY BUT HE ADDED WITH MORE ANIMATION THE MOST WONDERFUL
ght be the cause, he could not sleep; yet this first night at the Pole was clear and calm. The isle was absolutely uninhabited--not a bird was to be seen in this burning atmosphere, not an animal on these scoriae-covered rocks, not a fish in these seething waters. Next morning, when Altamont, and the others awoke, Hatteras was gone. Feeling uneasy at his absence, they hurried out of the grotto in search of him. [Illustration: There he was standing on a rock, gazing fixedly at the top of the mountain.--P.242] There he was standing on a rock, gazing fixedly at the top of the mountain. His instruments were in his hand, and he was evidently calculating the exact longitude and latitude. The Doctor went towards him and spoke, but it was long before he could rouse him from his absorbing contemplations. At last the captain seemed to understand, and Clawbonny said, while he examined him with a keen scrutinizing glance-- "Let us go round the island. Here we are, all ready for our last excursion. URTHER STILL HAD HIS PASSION FOR TRAVEL NO LIMITS WAS THE WORLD TOO SMALL FOR HIM NOW THAT HE HAD CIRCUMNAVIGATED IT WHATEVER MIGHT BE THE CAUSE HE COULD NOT SLEEP YET THIS FIRST NIGHT AT THE POLE WAS CLEAR AND CALM THE ISLE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNINHABITED NOT A BIRD WAS TO BE SEEN IN THIS BURNING ATMOSPHERE NOT AN ANIMAL ON THESE SCURY COVERED ROCKS NOT A FISH IN THESE SEETHING WATERS NEXT MORNING WHEN ALTAMONT AND THE OTHERS AWOKE HATTERAS WAS GONE FEELING UNEASY AT HIS ABSENCE THEY HURRIED OUT OF THE GROTTO IN SEARCH OF HIM THERE HE WAS STANDING ON A ROCK GAZING FIXEDLY AT THE TOP OF THE MOUNTAIN HIS INSTRUMENTS WERE IN HIS HAND AND HE WAS EVIDENTLY CALCULATING THE EXACT LONGITUDE AND LATITUDE THE DOCTOR WENT TOWARDS HIM AND SPOKE BUT IT WAS LONG BEFORE HE COULD ROUSE HIM FROM HIS ABSORBING CONTEMPLATIONS AT LAST THE CAPTAIN SEEMED TO UNDERSTAND AND CLAWBONNY SAID WHILE HE EXAMINED HIM WITH A KEEN SCRUTINIZING GLANCE LET US GO ROUND THE ISLAND HERE WE ARE ALL READY FOR OUR LAST EXCURSION
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