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The change was most striking; it occurred on the 18th of May, during the night. The Doctor was rather disappointed at having all his work to do again, but Hatteras bore the grievance most unphilosophically, as it interfered with all his plans of speedy departure. [Illustration: ] "Do you think we shall have a long spell of this weather, Mr. Clawbonny?" asked Johnson. "No, my friend, I don't; it is a last blow from the cold. You see these are his dominions, and he won't be driven out without making some resistance." THE CHANGE WAS MOST STRIKING IT OCCURRED ON THE EIGHTEENTH OF MAY DURING THE NIGHT THE DOCTOR WAS RATHER DISAPPOINTED AT HAVING ALL HIS WORK TO DO AGAIN BUT HATTERAS BORE THE GRIEVANCE MOST UNPHILOSOPHICALLY AS IT INTERFERED WITH ALL HIS PLANS OF SPEEDY DEPARTURE DO YOU THINK WE SHALL HAVE A LONG SPELL OF THIS WEATHER MISTER CLAWBONNY ASKED JOHNSON NO MY FRIEND I DON'T IT IS A LAST BLOW FROM THE COLD YOU SEE THESE ARE HIS DOMINIONS AND HE WON'T BE DRIVEN OUT WITHOUT MAKING SOME RESISTANCE
ortnight hunting was the principal occupation. There was an abundant supply of fresh meat to be had. They shot partridges, ptarmigans, and snow ortolans, which are delicious eating. The hunters never went far from Fort Providence, for game was so plentiful that it seemed waiting their guns, and the whole bay presented an animated appearance. The thaw, meanwhile, was making rapid progress. The thermometer stood steadily at 32° above zero, and the water ran down the mountain sides in cataracts, and dashed in torrents through the ravines. The Doctor lost no time in clearing about an acre of ground, in which he sowed the seeds of anti-scorbutic plants. He just had the pleasure of seeing tiny little green leaves begin to sprout, when the cold returned in full force. In a single night, the thermometer lost nearly 40°; it went down to 8° below zero. Everything was frozen--birds, quadrupeds, amphibia disappeared as if by magic; seal-holes reclosed, and the ice once more became hard as granite. TING WAS THE PRINCIPAL OCCUPATION THERE WAS AN ABUNDANT SUPPLY OF FRESH MEAT TO BE HAD THEY SHOT PARTRIDGES PTARMIGANS AND SNOW ORTOLANS WHICH ARE DELICIOUS EATING THE HUNTERS NEVER WENT FAR FROM FORT PROVIDENCE FOR GAME WAS SO PLENTIFUL THAT IT SEEMED WAITING THEIR GUNS AND THE WHOLE BAY PRESENTED AN ANIMATED APPEARANCE THE THAW MEANWHILE WAS MAKING RAPID PROGRESS THE THERMOMETER STOOD STEADILY AT THIRTY TWO DEGREES ABOVE ZERO AND THE WATER RAN DOWN THE MOUNTAIN SIDES IN CATARACTS AND DASHED IN TORRENTS THROUGH THE RAVINES THE DOCTOR LOST NO TIME IN CLEARING ABOUT AN ACRE OF GROUND IN WHICH HE SOWED THE SEEDS OF ANTI SCORBUTIC PLANTS HE HAD JUST HAD THE PLEASURE OF SEEING TINY LITTLE GREEN LEAVES BEGIN TO SPROUT WHEN THE COLD RETURNED IN FULL FORCE IN A SINGLE NIGHT THE THERMOMETER LOST NEARLY FORTY DEGREES IT WENT DOWN TO EIGHT DEGREES BELOW ZERO EVERYTHING WAS FROZEN BIRDS QUADRUPEDS AMPHIBIA DISAPPEARED AS IF BY MAGIC SEAL HOLES RECLOSED AND THE ICE ONCE MORE BECAME HARD AS GRANITE
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