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It required all the Doctor's tact to keep things smooth, for the simplest conversation threatened to lead to strife. At last, in spite of all his endeavours, an outbreak occurred on the occasion of a grand banquet by way of "house warming," when the new habitation was completed. IT REQUIRED ALL THE DOCTOR'S TACT TO KEEP THINGS SMOOTH FOR THE SIMPLEST CONVERSATION THREATENED TO LEAD TO STRIFE AT LAST IN SPITE OF ALL HIS ENDEAVOURS AN OUTBREAK OCCURRED ON THE OCCASION OF A GRAND BANQUET BY WAY OF HOUSE WARMING WHEN THE NEW HABITATION WAS COMPLETED
olution, enterprising, bold, and ready for anything. He was a native of New York, he informed his companions, and had been a sailor from his boyhood. The Porpoise had been equipped and sent out by a company of wealthy merchants belonging to the States, at the head of which was the famous Grinnell. There were many points of resemblance between Altamont and Hatteras, but no affinities. Indeed, any similarity that there was between them, tended rather to create discord than to make the men friends. With a greater show of frankness, he was in reality far more deep and crafty than Hatteras. He was more free and easy, but not so true-hearted, and somehow his apparent openness did not inspire such confidence as the Englishman's gloomy reserve. [Illustration: ] The Doctor was in constant dread of a collision between the rival captains, and yet one must command inevitably, and which should it be! Hatteras had the men, but Altamont had the ship, and it was hard to say whose was the better right. EWD INTELLIGENT MAN FULL OF ENERGY AND RESOLUTION ENTERPRISING BOLD AND READY FOR ANYTHING HE WAS A NATIVE OF NEW YORK HE INFORMED HIS COMPANIONS AND HAD BEEN A SAILOR FROM HIS BOYHOOD THE PORPOISE HAD BEEN EQUIPPED AND SENT OUT BY A COMPANY OF WEALTHY MERCHANTS BELONGING TO THE STATES AT THE HEAD OF WHICH WAS THE FAMOUS GRENELLE THERE WERE MANY POINTS OF RESEMBLANCE BETWEEN ALTAMONT AND HATTERAS BUT NO AFFINITIES INDEED ANY SIMILARITY THAT THERE WAS BETWEEN THEM TENDED TO CREATE DISCORD RATHER THAN TO MAKE THE MEN FRIENDS WITH A GREATER SHOW OF FRANKNESS HE WAS IN REALITY FAR MORE DEEP AND CRAFTY THAN HATTERAS HE WAS MORE FREE AND EASY BUT NOT SO TRUE HEARTED AND SOMEHOW HIS APPARENT OPENNESS DID NOT INSPIRE SUCH CONFIDENCE AS THE ENGLISHMAN'S GLOOMY RESERVE THE DOCTOR WAS IN CONSTANT DREAD OF A COLLISION BETWEEN THE RIVAL CAPTAINS AND YET ONE MUST COMMAND INEVITABLY AND WHICH SHOULD IT BE HATTERAS HAD THE MEN BUT ALTAMONT HAD THE SHIP AND IT WAS HARD TO SAY WHOSE WAS THE BETTER RIGHT
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