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Of the Forward, the brig that had been so carefully built and had become so dear, not a vestige remained. OF THE FORWARD THE BRIG THAT HAD BEEN SO CAREFULLY BUILT AND HAD BECOME SO DEAR NOT A VESTIGE REMAINED
g icebergs and breaking through almost insurmountable barriers, amid the cold of an unprecedented winter, after having outdistanced all his predecessors and accomplished half his task, he suddenly saw all his hopes blasted. The treachery, or rather the despondency, of his worn-out crew, and the criminal folly of one or two leading spirits among them had left him and his little band of men in a terrible situation--helpless in an icy desert, two thousand five hundred miles away from their native land, and without even a ship to shelter them. However, the courage of Hatteras was still undaunted. The three men which were left him were the [Illustration: ] best on board his brig, and while they remained he might venture to hope. After the cheerful, manly words of the captain, the Doctor felt the best thing to be done was to look their prospects fairly in the face, and know the exact state of things. Accordingly, leaving his companions, he stole away alone down to the scene of the explosion. AGAINST CURRENTS AND TEMPESTS SHATTERING ICEBERGS AND BREAKING THROUGH ALMOST INSURMOUNTABLE BARRIERS AMID THE COLD OF AN UNPRECEDENTED WINTER AFTER HAVING OUTDISTANCED ALL HIS PREDECESSORS AND ACCOMPLISHED HALF HIS TASK HE SUDDENLY SAW ALL HIS HOPES BLASTED THE TREACHERY OR RATHER THE DESPONDENCY OF HIS WORN OUT CREW AND THE CRIMINAL FOLLY OF ONE OR TWO LEADING SPIRITS AMONG THEM HAD LEFT HIM AND HIS LITTLE BAND OF MEN IN A TERRIBLE SITUATION HELPLESS IN AN ICY DESERT TWO THOUSAND FIVE HUNDRED MILES AWAY FROM THEIR NATIVE LAND AND WITHOUT EVEN A SHIP TO SHELTER THEM HOWEVER THE COURAGE OF HATTERAS WAS STILL UNDAUNTED THE THREE MEN WHICH WERE LEFT HIM WERE THE BEST ON BOARD HIS BRIG AND WHILE THEY REMAINED HE MIGHT VENTURE TO HOPE AFTER THE CHEERFUL MANLY WORDS OF THE CAPTAIN THE DOCTOR FELT THE BEST THING TO BE DONE WAS TO LOOK THEIR PROSPECTS FAIRLY IN THE FACE AND KNOW THE EXACT STATE OF THINGS ACCORDINGLY LEAVING HIS COMPANIONS HE STOLE AWAY ALONE DOWN TO THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION
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