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Their plan was to reach the west coast of Baffin's Bay, and from thence to embark in the boat and follow the track of the whalers, or to get to some of the Greenland settlements on the eastern side. Provisions were abundant, and the sick men were so excited by the hope of return that they were almost well. THEIR PLAN WAS TO REACH THE WEST COAST OF BAFFIN'S BAY AND FROM THENCE TO EMBARK IN THE BOAT AND FOLLOW THE TRACK OF THE WHALERS OR TO GET TO SOME OF THE GREENLAND SETTLEMENTS ON THE EASTERN SIDE PROVISIONS WERE ABUNDANT AND THE SICK MEN WERE SO EXCITED BY THE HOPE OF RETURN THAT THEY WERE ALMOST WELL
s my belief too," said the Doctor. [Illustration: Johnson's Story. --P.11] "And so it is mine," resumed Johnson; "for almost immediately after your departure Shandon, supported by the others, took the command of the ship. I could not resist him, and from that moment everybody did pretty much as they pleased. Shandon made no attempt to restrain them: it was his policy to make them believe that their privations and toils were at an end. Economy was entirely disregarded. A blazing fire was kept up in the stove, and the men were allowed to eat and drink at discretion; not only tea and coffee was at their disposal, but all the spirits on board, and on men who had been so long deprived of ardent liquors, you may guess the result. They went on in this manner from the 7th to the 15th of January." "And this was Shandon's doing?" asked Hatteras. "Yes, captain." "Never mention his name to me again! Go on, Johnson." "It was about the 24th or 25th of January, that they resolved to abandon the ship. DERS HAD BEEN HATCHING THEIR PLANS FOR SOME TIME THAT'S MY BELIEF TOO SAID THE DOCTOR AND SO IT IS MINE RESUMED JOHNSON FOR ALMOST IMMEDIATELY AFTER YOUR DEPARTURE SHANDON SUPPORTED BY THE OTHERS TOOK THE COMMAND OF THE SHIP I COULD NOT RESIST HIM AND FROM THAT MOMENT EVERYBODY DID PRETTY MUCH AS THEY PLEASED SHANDON MADE NO ATTEMPT TO RESTRAIN THEM IT WAS HIS POLICY TO MAKE THEM BELIEVE THAT THEIR PRIVATIONS AND TOILS WERE AT AN END ECONOMY WAS ENTIRELY DISREGARDED A BLAZING FIRE WAS KEPT UP IN THE STOVE AND THE MEN WERE ALLOWED TO EAT AND DRINK AT DISCRETION NOT ONLY TEA AND COFFEE WAS AT THEIR DISPOSAL BUT ALL THE SPIRITS ON BOARD AND ON MEN WHO HAD BEEN SO LONG DEPRIVED OF ARDENT LIQUORS YOU MAY GUESS THE RESULT THEY WENT ON IN THIS MATTER FROM THE SEVENTH TO THE FIFTEENTH OF JANUARY AND THIS WAS SHANDON'S DOING ASKED HATTERAS YES CAPTAIN NEVER MENTION HIS NAME TO ME AGAIN GO ON JOHNSON IT WAS ABOUT THE TWENTY FOURTH OR TWENTY FIFTH OF JANUARY THAT THEY RESOLVED TO ABANDON THE SHIP
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