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"Well, it is something at all events," said the Doctor, rousing himself and stretching his arms, "for a fellow not to need to ask where he is going to find his next bed and breakfast." "Let us see what there is on board before we say much," said Johnson. The Porpoise has been thoroughly equipped and provisioned for a long voyage, and, on making an inventory of what stores remained, they found 6150 lbs. of flour, fat, and raisins; 2000 lbs. of salt beef and pork, 1500 lbs. WELL IT IS SOMETHING AT ALL EVENTS SAID THE DOCTOR ROUSING HIMSELF AND STRETCHING HIS ARMS FOR A FELLOW NEED NOT ASK WHERE HE IS GOING TO FIND HIS NEXT BED AND BREAKFAST LET US SEE WHAT THERE IS ON BOARD BEFORE WE SAY MUCH SAID JOHNSON THE PORPOISE HAS BEEN THOROUGHLY EQUIPPED AND PROVISIONED FOR A LONG VOYAGE AND ON MAKING AN INVENTORY OF WHAT STORES REMAINED THEY FOUND SIX THOUSAND ONE HUNDRED AND FIFTY POUNDS OF FLOUR FAT AND RAISINS TWO THOUSAND POUNDS OF SALT BEEF AND PORK FIFTEEN HUNDRED
ck. Bell had managed to make a tolerably level floor with planks and spars; the stiffened cushions and hammocks were placed round the stove to thaw, and were soon fit for use. Altamont, with the Doctor's assistance, got on board without much trouble, and a sigh of satisfaction escaped him as if he felt himself once more at home--a sigh which to Johnson's ear boded no good. The rest of the day was given to repose, and they wound up with a good supper off the remains of the bear, backed by a plentiful supply of biscuit and hot tea. [Illustration: The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their destination--P.57] It was late next morning before Hatteras and his companions woke, for their minds were not burdened now with any solicitudes about the morrow, and they might sleep as long as they pleased. The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their destination, who had forgotten all the sufferings of the voyage, and thought only of the new life that lay before them. AND ALTAMONT AND ABOUT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON THE FIVE MEN INSTALLED THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEY COULD ON THE WRECK BELL HAD MANAGED TO MAKE A TOLERABLY LEVEL FLOOR WITH PLANKS AND SPARS THE STIFFENED CUSHIONS AND HAMMOCKS WERE PLACED ROUND THE STOVE TO THAW AND WERE SOON FIT FOR USE ALTAMONT WITH THE DOCTOR'S ASSISTANCE GOT ON BOARD WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE AND A SIGH OF SATISFACTION ESCAPED HIM AS IF HE HAD FELT HIMSELF ONCE MORE AT HOME A SIGH WHICH TO JOHNSON'S EAR BODED NO GOOD THE REST OF THE DAY WAS GIVEN TO REPOSE AND THEY WOUND UP WITH A GOOD SUPPER OFF THE REMAINS OF THE BEAR BACKED BY A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF BISCUIT AND HOT TEA IT WAS LATE NEXT MORNING BEFORE HATTERAS AND HIS COMPANIONS WOKE FOR THEIR MINDS WERE NOT BURDENED NOW WITH ANY SOLICITUDES ABOUT THE MORROW AND THEY MIGHT SLEEP AS LONG AS THEY PLEASED POOR FELLOWS FELT LIKE COLONISTS SAFELY ARRIVED AT THEIR DESTINATION WHO HAD FORGOTTEN ALL THE SUFFERINGS OF THEIR VOYAGE AND THOUGHT ONLY OF THE NEW LIFE THAT LAY BEFORE THEM
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