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They returned to the sledge, to communicate the result of their investigation to Bell and Altamont; and about four in the afternoon the five men installed themselves as well as they could on the wreck. THEY RETURNED TO THE SLEDGE TO COMMUNICATE THE RESULT OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS TO BELL AND ALTAMONT AND ABOUT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON THE FIVE MEN INSTALLED THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEY COULD ON THE WRECK
 the ship was not habitable. "Never mind!" said Hatteras, "we must build a snow-house, and make ourselves comfortable on land." "Yes, but we need not hurry over it," said the Doctor; "let us do it well while we're about it, and for a time we can make shift on board; for we must build a good, substantial house, that will protect us from the bears as well as the cold. I'll undertake to be the architect, and you shall see what a first-rate job I'll make of it." "I don't doubt your talents, Mr. Clawbonny," replied Johnson; "but, meantime, let us see about taking up our abode here, and making an inventory of the stores we find. There does not seem a boat visible of any description, and I fear these timbers are in too bad a condition to build a new ship out of them." "I don't know that," returned Clawbonny, "time and thought do wonders; but our first business is to build a house, and not a ship; one thing at a time, I propose." "And quite right too," said Hatteras; "so we'll go ashore again. FOOTED MARAUDERS IT WAS QUITE EVIDENT HOWEVER THAT THE SHIP WAS NOT HABITABLE NEVER MIND SAID HATTERAS WE MUST BUILD A SNOW HOUSE AND MAKE OURSELVES COMFORTABLE ON LAND YES BUT WE NEED NOT HURRY OVER IT SAID THE DOCTOR LET US DO IT WELL WHILE WE'RE ABOUT IT AND FOR A TIME WE CAN MAKE SHIFT ON BOARD FOR WE MUST BUILD A GOOD SUBSTANTIAL HOUSE THAT WILL PROTECT US FROM THE BEARS AS WELL AS THE COLD I'LL UNDERTAKE TO BE THE ARCHITECT AND YOU SHALL SEE WHAT A FIRST RATE JOB I'LL MAKE OF IT I DON'T DOUBT YOUR TALENTS MISTER CLAWBONNY REPLIED JOHNSON BUT MEANTIME LET US SEE ABOUT TAKING UP OUR ABODE HERE AND MAKING AN INVENTORY OF THE STORES WE FIND THERE DOES NOT SEEM A BOAT VISIBLE OF ANY DESCRIPTION AND I FEAR THESE TIMBERS ARE IN TOO BAD A CONDITION TO BUILD A NEW SHIP OUT OF THEM I DON'T KNOW THAT RETURNED CLAWBONNY TIME AND THOUGHT DO WONDERS BUT OUR FIRST BUSINESS IS TO BUILD A HOUSE AND NOT A SHIP ONE THING AT A TIME I PROPOSE AND QUITE RIGHT TOO SAID HATTERAS SO WE'LL GO ASHORE AGAIN
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