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However, the bad weather continued, and leaving Fort Providence, even for an hour, was out of the question. Day and night they were pent up in these glittering ice walls, and time hung heavily on their hands, at least on all but the Doctor's, and he always managed to find some occupation for himself. HOWEVER THE BAD WEATHER CONTINUED AND LEAVING FORT PROVIDENCE EVEN FOR AN HOUR WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION DAY AND NIGHT THEY WERE PENT UP IN THESE GLITTERING ICE WALLS AND TIME HUNG HEAVILY ON THEIR HANDS AT LEAST ON ALL BUT THE DOCTOR'S AND HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO FIND SOME OCCUPATION FOR HIMSELF
tions 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. 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. 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 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
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