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He and Johnson had many a talk on the subject, for the old sailor's views quite coincided with his own as to the difficult complications which awaited them in the future. HE AND JOHNSON HAD MANY A TALK ON THE SUBJECT FOR THE OLD SAILOR'S VIEWS QUITE COINCIDED WITH HIS OWN AS TO THE DIFFICULT COMPLICATIONS WHICH AWAITED THEM IN THE FUTURE
rritating topics and sought, as far as possible, to instruct and interest all parties. Whenever he was not engaged with the preparation of his notes, he gave them dissertations on history, geography, or meteorology, handling his subject in an easy, though philosophical manner, drawing lessons from the most trivial incidents. His inexhaustible memory was never at a loss for fact or illustration when his good humour and geniality made him the life and soul of the little company. He was implicitly trusted by all, even by Hatteras, who cherished a deep affection for him. Yet no man felt the compulsory confinement more painfully than Clawbonny. He longed ardently for the breaking up of the frost to resume his excursions though he dreaded the rivalry that might ensue between the two captains. Yet things must come to a crisis soon or late, and meantime he resolved to use his best endeavors to bring both parties to a better mind, but to reconcile an American and an Englishman was no easy task. ERSATION AWAY FROM IRRITATING TOPICS AND SOUGHT AS FAR AS POSSIBLE TO INSTRUCT AND INTEREST ALL PARTIES WHENEVER HE WAS NOT ENGAGED WITH THE PREPARATION OF HIS NOTES HE GAVE THEM DISSERTATIONS ON HISTORY GEOGRAPHY OR METEOROLOGY HANDLING HIS SUBJECT IN AN EASY THOUGH PHILOSOPHICAL MANNER DRAWING LESSONS FROM THE MOST TRIVIAL INCIDENTS HIS INEXHAUSTIBLE MEMORY WAS NEVER AT A LOSS FOR FACT OR ILLUSTRATION WHEN HIS GOOD HUMOR AND GENIALITY MADE HIM THE LIFE AND SOUL OF THE LITTLE COMPANY HE WAS IMPLICITLY TRUSTED BY ALL EVEN BY HATTERAS WHO CHERISHED A DEEP AFFECTION FOR HIM YET NO MAN FELT THE COMPULSORY CONFINEMENT MORE PAINFULLY THAN CLAWBONNY HE LONGED ARDENTLY FOR THE BREAKING UP OF THE FROST TO RESUME HIS EXCURSIONS THOUGH HE DREADED THE RIVALRY THAT MIGHT ENSUE BETWEEN THE TWO CAPTAINS YET THINGS MUST COME TO A CRISIS SOON OR LATE AND MEANTIME HE RESOLVED TO USE HIS BEST ENDEAOURS TO BRING BOTH PARTIES TO A BETTER MIND BUT TO RECONCILE AN AMERICAN AND AN ENGLISHMAN WAS NO EASY TASK
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