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The leader of a rebellion has but a doubtful power, and no doubt Shandon's authority had been soon cast off. Be that as it might, it was evident the crew had come through agonies of suffering and despair before this last terrible catastrophe, but the secret of their miseries is buried with them beneath the polar snows. THE LEADER OF A REBELLION HAS BUT A DOUBTFUL POWER AND NO DOUBT SHANDON'S AUTHORITY HAD BEEN SOON CAST OFF BE THEN AS IT MIGHT IT WAS EVIDENT THE CREW HAD COME THROUGH AGONIES OF SUFFERING AND DESPAIR BEFORE THIS LAST TERRIBLE CATASTROPHE BUT THE SECRET OF THEIR MISERIES IS BURIED WITH THEM BENEATH THE POLAR SNOWS
sion of rage and despair. The Doctor stooped down to look at them more closely, but instantly started back pale and agitated, while Duk barked ominously. "Horrible, horrible!" he said. "What is it?" asked Johnson. "Don't you recognize them?" "What do you mean?" "Look and see!" It was evident this ravine had been but recently the scene of a fearful straggle with cold, and despair, and starvation, for by certain horrible remains it was manifest that the poor wretches had been feeding on human flesh, perhaps while still warm and palpitating; and among them the Doctor recognized Shandon, Pen, and the ill-fated crew of the Forward! Their strength had failed; provisions had come to an end; their boat had been broken, perhaps by an avalanche or engulphed in some abyss, and they could not take advantage of the open sea; or perhaps they had lost their way in wandering over these unknown continents. Moreover, men who set out under the excitement of a revolt were not likely to remain long united. D RIGID FACES STAMPED WITH THE EXPRESSION OF RAGE AND DESPAIR THE DOCTOR STOOPED DOWN TO LOOK AT THEM MORE CLOSELY BUT INSTANTLY STARTED BACK PALE AND AGITATED WHILE DUKE BARKED OMINOUSLY HORRIBLE HORRIBLE HE SAID WHAT IS IT ASKED JOHNSON DON'T YOU RECOGNIZE THEM WHAT DO YOU MEAN LOOK AND SEE IT WAS EVIDENT THIS RAVINE HAD BEEN BUT RECENTLY THE SCENE OF A FEARFUL STRUGGLE WITH COLD AND DESPAIR AND STARVATION FOR BY CERTAIN HORRIBLE REMAINS IT WAS MANIFEST THAT THE POOR WRETCHES HAD BEEN FEEDING ON HUMAN FLESH PERHAPS WHILE STILL WARM AND PALPITATING AND AMONG THEM THE DOCTOR RECOGNIZED SHANDON PENN AND THE ILL FATED CREW OF THE FORWARD THEIR STRENGTH HAD FAILED PROVISIONS HAD COME TO AN END THEIR BOAT HAD BEEN BROKEN PERHAPS BY AN AVALANCHE OR ENGULFED IN SOME ABYSS AND THEY COULD NOT TAKE ADVANTAGE OF THE OPEN SEA OR PERHAPS THEY HAD LOST THEIR WAY IN WANDERING OVER THESE UNKNOWN CONTINENTS MOREOVER MEN WHO SET OUT UNDER THE EXCITEMENT OF A REVOLT WERE NOT LIKELY TO REMAIN LONG UNITED
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