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"You hear, Bell," said the Doctor, eagerly. "We'll all set to work to morrow morning." YOU HEAR BELL SAID THE DOCTOR EAGERLY WE'LL ALL SET TO WORK TO MORROW MORNING
 need not disclose our projects; let us tell him nothing, but simply build a sloop for the ostensible purpose of making a survey of the coast." Hatteras could not bring himself to consent, but said-- "And suppose the man won't allow his ship to be cut up?" "In that case, you must take the law in your own hands, and build a vessel in spite of him." "I wish to goodness he would refuse, then!" "He must be asked before he can refuse. I'll undertake the asking," said Clawbonny. He kept his word, for that very same night, at supper, he managed to turn the conversation towards the subject of making excursions during summer for hydrographical purposes. "You will join us, I suppose, Altamont," he said. "Of course," replied the American. "We must know how far New America extends." Hatteras looked fixedly at his rival, but said nothing. "And for that purpose," continued Altamont, "we had better build a little ship out of the remains of the Porpoise. It is the best possible use we can make of her. MAN ALTAMONT WILL COME WITH US HE MUST COME BUT WE NEED NOT DISCLOSE OUR PROJECTS LET US TELL HIM NOTHING BUT SIMPLY BUILD A SLOOP FOR THE OSTENSIBLE PURPOSE OF MAKING A SURVEY OF THE COAST HATTERAS COULD NOT BRING HIMSELF TO CONSENT BUT SAID AND SUPPOSE THE MAN WON'T ALLOW HIS SHIP TO BE CUT UP IN THAT CASE YOU MUST TAKE THE LAW IN YOUR OWN HANDS AND BUILD A VESSEL IN SPITE OF HIM I WISH TO GOODNESS HE WOULD REFUSE THEN HE MUST BE ASKED BEFORE HE CAN REFUSE I'LL UNDERTAKE THE ASKING SAID CLAWBONNY HE KEPT HIS WORD FOR THAT VERY SAME NIGHT AT SUPPER HE MANAGED TO TURN THE CONVERSATION TOWARDS THE SUBJECT OF MAKING EXCURSIONS DURING SUMMER FOR HYDROGRAPHICAL PURPOSES YOU WILL JOIN US I SUPPOSE ALTAMONT HE SAID OF COURSE REPLIED THE AMERICAN WE MUST KNOW HOW FAR NEW AMERICA EXTENDS HATTERAS LOOKED FIXEDLY AT HIS RIVAL BUT SAID NOTHING AND FOR THAT PURPOSE CONTINUED ALTAMONT WE HAD BETTER BUILD A LITTLE SHIP OUT OF THE REMAINS OF THE PORPOISE IT IS THE BEST POSSIBLE USE WE CAN MAKE OF HER
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