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Bell, assisted by Altamont, hurried to the sledge, and brought back one of the poles, which he stuck fast on the ice like a mast, and fastened it with ropes. The tent was torn up to furnish a sail, and as soon as the frail raft was ready the poor fellows jumped upon it, and sailed out to the open sea. BELL ASSISTED BY ALTAMONT HURRIED TO THE SLEDGE AND BROUGHT BACK ONE OF THE POLES WHICH HE STUCK FAST ON THE ICE LIKE A MAST AND FASTENED IT WITH ROPES THE TENT WAS TORN UP TO FURNISH A SAIL AND AS SOON AS THE FRAIL RAFT WAS READY THE POOR FELLOWS JUMPED UPON IT AND SAILED OUT TO THE OPEN SEA
 too often just at the very moment when the poor castaways think they are saved, the sail begins to disappear, and is soon out of sight. [Illustration: Two hours later, after unheard-of exertions, the survivors of the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian.--P.266] The Doctor and his companions went through all these experiences. They had succeeded in reaching the western boundary of the ice-field by carrying and pushing each other along, and they watched the ship gradually fade away from view without observing them, in spite of their loud cries for help. Just then a happy inspiration came to the Doctor. His fertile genius, which had served him many a time in such good stead, supplied him with one last idea! A floe driven by the current struck against the icefield, and Clawbonny exclaimed, pointing to it-- "This floe!" His companions could not understand what he meant. "Let us embark on it! let us embark on it!" "Oh! Mr. Clawbonny, Mr. Clawbonny," said Johnson, pressing his hand. ING SUSPENSE THAT FOLLOWS SUCH AN APPEARANCE AND THE AGONIZING DREAD LEST IT SHOULD PROVE A FALSE HOPE THE VESSEL SEEMS ALTERNATELY TO APPROACH AND RECEDE AND TOO OFTEN JUST AT THE VERY MOMENT WHEN THE POOR CASTAWAYS THINK THEY ARE SAVED THE SAIL BEGINS TO DISAPPEAR AND IS SOON OUT OF SIGHT THE DOCTOR AND HIS COMPANIONS WENT THROUGH ALL THESE EXPERIENCES THEY HAD SUCCEEDED IN REACHING THE WESTERN BOUNDARY OF THE ICE FIELD BY CARRYING AND PUSHING EACH OTHER ALONG AND THEY WATCHED THE SHIP GRADUALLY FADE AWAY FROM VIEW WITHOUT OBSERVING THEM IN SPITE OF THEIR LOUD CRIES FOR HELP JUST THEN A HAPPY INSPIRATION CAME TO THE DOCTOR HIS FERTILE GENIUS WHICH HAD SERVED HIM MANY A TIME IN SUCH GOOD STEAD SUPPLIED HIM WITH ONE LAST IDEA A FLOW DRIVEN BY THE CURRENT STRUCK AGAINST THE ICE FIELD AND CLAWBONNY EXCLAIMED POINTING TO IT THIS FLOW HIS COMPANIONS COULD NOT UNDERSTAND WHAT HE MEANT LET US EMBARK ON IT LET US EMBARK ON IT OH MISTER CLAWBONNY MISTER CLAWBONNY SAID JOHNSON PRESSING HIS HAND
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