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It was a bold project of Hatteras to push his way to the North Pole, and gain for his country the honour and glory of its discovery. But he had done all that lay in human power now, and, after having struggled for nine months 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. IT WAS A BOLD PROJECT OF HATTERAS TO PUSH HIS WAY TO THE NORTH POLE AND GAIN FOR HIS COUNTRY THE HONOR AND GLORY OF ITS DISCOVERY BUT HE HAD DONE ALL THAT LAY IN HUMAN POWER NOW AND AFTER HAVING STRUGGLED FOR NINE MONTHS 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
f his enemy." 184 "On the 29th Bell killed a fox and Altamont a musk-ox." 192 "At Bell's suggestion, torches were contrived." 188 Three hours afterwards, they arrived at the coast and shouted simultaneously "The sea, the sea!" 206 "And the doctor, leaning over the side of the vessel, could see the whales and the dolphins and all the rest of the monsters of the deep." 214 "It is a volcano, he explained." 217 "Mast and sail were torn off and went flying away through the darkness like some large, white bird." 224 "Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks." 234 "There he was, standing on a rock, gazing fixedly at the top of the mountain." 242 "Hatteras did not even turn once to look back, but marched straight on, carrying his country's flag attached to his staff." 249 "Dead, frozen----" 262 "Two hours later, after unheard-of exertions, the survivors of the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian." 266 [no caption] 267 THE FIELD OF ICE. CHAPTER I. THE DOCTOR'S INVENTORY.  CHAPTER ONE THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIEBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBERDOX THOUGHT ORG RECORDING BY JACKASOWSKI TAUSEN MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER ONE THE DOCTOR'S IMMONTORY
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