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"The horizon is rather misty, though." THE HORIZON IS RATHER MISTY THOUGH
ok each a side of the sledge, and lent a helping hand when necessary; while Hatteras walked behind to keep all in the right track. They got on pretty quickly, for the weather was good, and the ice smooth and hard, allowing the sledge to glide easily along, yet the temperature was so low that men and dogs were soon panting, and had often to stop and take breath. About seven the moon shone out, and irradiated the whole horizon. Far as the eye could see, there was nothing visible but a wide-stretching level plain of ice, without a solitary hummock or patch to relieve the uniformity. [Illustration: ] As the Doctor remarked to his companion, it looked like some vast, monotonous desert. "Ay! Mr. Clawbonny, it is a desert, but we shan't die of thirst in it at any rate." "That's a comfort, certainly, but I'll tell you one thing: it proves, Johnson, we must be a great distance from any coast. The nearer the coast, the more numerous the icebergs in general, and you see there is not one in sight.  WAS SCOUT AS BEFORE THE DOCTOR AND JOHNSON TOOK EACH A SIDE OF THE SLEDGE AND LENT A HELPING HAND WHEN NECESSARY WHILE HATTERAS WALKED BEHIND TO KEEP ALL IN THE RIGHT TRACK THEY GOT ON PRETTY QUICKLY FOR THE WEATHER WAS GOOD AND THE ICE SMOOTH AND HARD ALLOWING THE SLEDGE TO GLIDE EASILY ALONG YET THE TEMPERATURE WAS SO LOW THAT MEN AND DOGS WERE SOON PANTING AND HAD OFTEN TO STOP AND TAKE BREATH ABOUT SEVEN THE MOON SHONE OUT AND IRRADIATED THE WHOLE HORIZON FAR AS THE EYE COULD SEE THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE BUT A WIDE STRETCHING LEVEL PLAIN OF ICE WITHOUT A SOLITARY HUMMOCK OR PATCH TO RELIEVE THE UNIFORMITY AS THE DOCTOR REMARKED TO HIS COMPANION IT LOOKED LIKE SOME VAST MONOTONOUS DESERT AYE MISTER CLAWBONNY IT IS A DESERT BUT WE SHAN'T DIE OF THIRST IN IT AT ANY RATE THAT'S A COMFORT CERTAINLY BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING IT PROVES JOHNSON WE MUST BE A GREAT DISTANCE FROM ANY COAST THE NEARER THE COAST THE MORE NUMEROUS THE ICEBERGS IN GENERAL AND YOU SEE THERE IS NOT ONE IN SIGHT
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