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The only tie that connected him with the outside world was his friendship for Duk, who was allowed to remain with him. THE ONLY TIE THAT CONNECTED HIM WITH THE OUTSIDE WORLD WAS HIS FRIENDSHIP FOR DUCK WHO WAS ALLOWED TO REMAIN WITH HIM
of "Queen's Island," "Mount Hatteras," and "Altamont Harbour." Altamont would not part from his companions in misery and glory, but followed them to Liverpool, where they were joyously welcomed back, after being so long supposed dead and buried beneath the eternal snows. But Dr. Clawbonny would never allow that any honour was due to himself. He claimed all the merit of the discovery for his unfortunate captain, and in the narrative of his voyage, published the next year under the auspices of the Royal Geographical Society, he places John Hatteras on a level with the most illustrious navigators, and makes him the compeer of all the brave, daring men who have sacrificed themselves for the progress of science. The insanity of this poor victim of a sublime passion was of a mild type, and he lived quietly at Sten Cottage, a private asylum near Liverpool, where the Doctor himself had placed him. He never spoke, and understood nothing that was said to him; reason and speech had fled together. NMENT CONFIRMED THE NAMES OF QUEEN'S ISLAND MOUNT HATTERAS AND ALTAMONT HARBOR ALTAMONT WOULD NOT PART FROM HIS COMPANIONS IN MISERY AND GLORY BUT FOLLOWED THEM TO LIVERPOOL WHERE THEY WERE JOYOUSLY WELCOMED BACK AFTER BEING SO LONG SUPPOSED DEAD AND BURIED BENEATH THE ETERNAL SNOWS BUT DOCTOR CLAWBONNY WOULD NEVER ALLOW THAT ANY HONOR WAS DUE TO HIMSELF HE CLAIMED ALL THE MERIT OF THE DISCOVERY FOR HIS UNFORTUNATE CAPTAIN AND IN THE NARRATIVE OF HIS VOYAGE PUBLISHED THE NEXT YEAR UNDER THE AUSPICES OF THE ROYAL GEOGRAPHICAL SOCIETY HE PLACES JOHN HATTERAS ON A LEVEL WITH THE MOST ILLUSTRIOUS NAVIGATORS AND MAKES HIM THE COMPEER OF ALL THE BRAVE DARING MEN WHO HAVE SACRIFICED THEMSELVES FOR THE PROGRESS OF SCIENCE THE INSANITY OF THIS POOR VICTIM OF A SUBLIME PASSION WAS OF A MILD TYPE AND HE LIVED QUIETLY AT STEN COTTAGE A PRIVATE ASYLUM NEAR LIVERPOOL WHERE THE DOCTOR HIMSELF HAD PLACED HIM HE NEVER SPOKE AND UNDERSTOOD NOTHING THAT WAS SAID TO HIM REASON AND SPEECH HAD FLED TOGETHER
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