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Well, supposing we reach this Arctic Ocean and find it free from ice and easy to navigate, what shall we do if we have no ship?" WELL SUPPOSING WE REACH THIS ARCTIC OCEAN AND FIND IT FREE FROM ICE AND EASY TO NAVIGATE WHAT SHALL WE DO IF WE HAVE NO SHIP
what are you driving at?" "Wait, Hatteras, I have one thing more to ask. Do you look on me as a true-hearted Englishman like yourself, anxious for his country's glory?" Hatteras looked surprised, but simply said-- "I do." "You desire to reach the North Pole," the Doctor went on; "and I understand and share your ambition, but to achieve your object you must employ the right means." "Well, and have I not sacrificed everything for it?" "No, Hatteras, you have not sacrificed your personal antipathies. Even at this very moment I know you are in the mood to refuse the indispensable conditions of reaching the pole." "Ah! it is the boat you want to talk about, and that man----" "Hatteras, let us discuss the question calmly, and examine the case on all sides. The coast on which we find ourselves at present may terminate abruptly; we have no proof that it stretches right away to the pole; indeed, if your present information prove correct, we ought to come to an open sea during the summer months. OU HAVE NEVER BEEN ACTUATED BY SELF INTEREST BUT WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT WAIT HATTERAS I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO ASK DO YOU LOOK ON ME AS A TRUE HEARTED ENGLISHMAN LIKE YOURSELF ANXIOUS FOR HIS COUNTRY'S GLORY HATTERAS LOOKED SURPRISED BUT SIMPLY SAID I DO YOU DESIRE TO REACH THE NORTH POLE THE DOCTOR WENT ON AND I UNDERSTAND AND SHARE YOUR AMBITION BUT TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECT YOU MUST EMPLOY THE RIGHT MEANS WELL AND HAVE I NOT SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR IT NO HATTERAS YOU HAVE NOT SACRIFICED YOUR PERSONAL ANTIPATHIES EVEN AT THIS VERY MOMENT I KNOW YOU ARE IN THE MOOD TO REFUSE THE INDISPENSABLE CONDITIONS OF REACHING THE POLE AH IT IS THE BOAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THAT MAN HATTERAS LET US DISCUSS THE QUESTION CALMLY AND EXAMINE THE CASE ON ALL SIDES THE COAST ON WHICH WE FIND OURSELVES AT PRESENT MAY TERMINATE ABRUPTLY WE HAVE NO PROOF THAT IT STRETCHES RIGHT AWAY TO THE POLE INDEED IF YOUR PRESENT INFORMATION PROVES CORRECT WE OUGHT TO COME TO AN OPEN SEA DURING THE SUMMER MONTHS
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