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The rocks were all lying loose on the top of each other, and it was a marvel how they preserved their equilibrium. THE ROCKS WERE ALL LYING LOOSE ON THE TOP OF EACH OTHER AND IT WAS A MARVEL HOW THEY PRESERVED THEIR EQUILIBRIUM
le obstacles would bar his further progress, and meantime finding all protestations were useless, he simply said-- "Very well, since you are bent on it, we'll go too." "Yes," replied Hatteras, "half-way up the mountain, but not a step beyond. You know you have to carry back to England the duplicate of the document in the cairn----" "Yes; but----" "It is settled," said Hatteras, in an imperious tone; "and since the prayers of a friend will not suffice, the captain commands." The Doctor did not insist longer, and a few minutes after the little band set out, accompanied by Duk. It was about eight o'clock when they commenced their difficult ascent; the sky was splendid, and the thermometer stood at 52°. Hatteras and his dog went first, closely followed by the others. "I am afraid," said Johnson to the Doctor. "No, no, there's nothing to be afraid of; we are here." This singular little island appeared to be of recent formation, and was evidently the product of successive volcanic eruptions. ER THAT PHYSICAL IMPOSSIBILITIES INSUPERABLE OBSTACLES WOULD BAR HIS FURTHER PROGRESS AND MEANTIME FINDING ALL PROTESTATIONS WERE USELESS HE SIMPLY SAID VERY WELL SINCE YOU ARE BENT ON IT WILL GO TOO YES REPLIED HATTERAS HALF WAY UP THE MOUNTAIN BUT NOT A STEP BEYOND YOU KNOW YOU HAVE TO CARRY BACK TO ENGLAND THE DUPLICATE OF THE DOCUMENT IN THE CAIRN YES BUT IT IS SETTLED SAID HATTERAS IN AN IMPERIOUS TONE AND SINCE THE PRAYERS OF A FRIEND WILL NOT SUFFICE THE CAPTAIN COMMANDS THE DOCTOR DID NOT INSIST LONGER AND A FEW MINUTES AFTER THE LITTLE BAND SET OUT ACCOMPANIED BY DUKE IT WAS ABOUT EIGHT O'CLOCK WHEN THEY COMMENCED THEIR DIFFICULT DESCENT THE SKY WAS SPLENDID AND THE THERMOMETER STOOD AT FIFTY TWO DEGREES HATTERAS AND HIS DOG WENT FIRST CLOSELY FOLLOWED BY THE OTHERS I AM AFRAID SAID JOHNSON TO THE DOCTOR NO NO THERE'S NOTHING TO BE AFRAID OF WE ARE HERE THIS SINGULAR LITTLE ISLAND APPEARED TO BE OF RECENT FORMATION AND WAS EVIDENTLY THE PRODUCT OF SUCCESSIVE VOLCANIC ERUPTIONS
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