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The tent was put up and the stove lighted, and after their usual supper they lay down and slept comfortably till morning. THE TENT WAS PUT UP AND THE STOVE LIGHTED AND AFTER THEIR USUAL SUPPER THEY LAY DOWN AND SLEPT COMFORTABLY TILL MORNING
llery; and ten inches, a whole army." "It is difficult to conceive of such a power of resistance, but you were speaking of the incessant snow just now, and I cannot help wondering where it comes from, for the water all round is frozen, and what makes the clouds?" "That's a natural enough question, but my notion is that nearly all the snow or rain that we get here comes from the temperate zones. I fancy each of those snowflakes was originally a drop of water in some river, caught up by evaporation into the air, and wafted over here in the shape of clouds; so that it is not impossible that when we quench our thirst with the melted snow, we are actually drinking from the very rivers of our own native land." Just at this moment the conversation was interrupted by Hatteras, who called out that they were getting out of the straight line. The increasing mist made it difficult to keep together, and at last, about eight o'clock, they determined to come to a halt, as they had gone fifteen miles. DER EIGHT INCHES FIELD ARTILLERY AND TEN INCHES A WHOLE ARMY IT IS DIFFICULT TO CONCEIVE OF SUCH A POWER OF RESISTANCE BUT YOU WERE SPEAKING OF THE INCESSANT SNOW JUST NOW AND I CANNOT HELP WONDERING WHERE IT COMES FROM FOR THE WATER ALL ROUND IS FROZEN AND WHAT MAKES THE CLOUDS THAT'S A NATURAL ENOUGH QUESTION BUT MY NOTION IS THAT NEARLY ALL THE SNOW OR RAIN THAT WE GET HERE COMES FROM THE TEMPERATE ZONES I FANCY EACH OF THOSE SNOW FLAKES WAS ORIGINALLY A DROP OF WATER IN SOME RIVER CAUGHT UP BY EVAPORATION INTO THE AIR AND WAFTED OVER HERE IN THE SHAPE OF CLOUDS SO THAT IT IS NOT IMPOSSIBLE THAT WHEN WE QUENCH OUR THIRST WITH THE MELTED SNOW WE'RE ACTUALLY DRINKING FROM THE VERY RIVERS OF OUR OWN NATIVE LAND JUST AT THIS MOMENT THE CONVERSATION WAS INTERRUPTED BY HATTERAS WHO CALLED OUT THAT THEY WERE GETTING OUT OF THE STRAIGHT LINE THE INCREASING MIST MADE IT DIFFICULT TO KEEP TOGETHER AND AT LAST ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK THEY DETERMINED TO COME TO A HALT AS THEY HAD GONE FIFTEEN MILES
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