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"We cannot leave him behind," added the Doctor. "No, we can't," repeated Hatteras, almost mechanically. "And he will be sure to go too." "Yes, he will go too; but who will command?" WE CANNOT LEAVE HIM BEHIND ADDED THE DOCTOR NO WE CAN'T REPEATED HATTERAS ALMOST MECHANICALLY AND HE WILL BE SURE TO GO TOO YES HE WILL GO TOO BUT WHO WILL COMMAND
ven though it be an impossibility. What are your views, Doctor?" "Your own, Hatteras." "And yours, Johnson?" "Like the Doctor's." "And yours, Bell?" "Captain," replied the carpenter, "it is true we have neither wives nor children waiting us in England, but, after all, it is one's country--one's native land! Have you no thoughts of returning home?" "We can return after we have discovered the Pole quite as well as before, and even better. Our difficulties will not increase, for as we near the Pole we get away from the point of greatest cold. We have fuel and provisions enough. There is nothing to stop us, and we should be culpable, in my opinion, if we allowed ourselves to abandon the project." "Very well, captain, I'll go along with you." "That's right; I never doubted you," said Hatteras. "We shall succeed, and England will have all the glory." "But there is an American among us!" said Johnson. Hatteras could not repress an impatient exclamation. "I know it!" he said, in a stern voice. OSE SUCH AN OPPORTUNITY WITHOUT MAKING EVERY ATTEMPT TO REACH IT EVEN THOUGH IT BE AN IMPOSSIBILITY WHAT ARE YOUR VIEWS DOCTOR YOUR OWN HATTERAS AND YOURS JOHNSON LIKE THE DOCTOR'S AND YOURS BELL CAPTAIN REPLIED THE CARPENTER IT IS TRUE WE HAVE NEITHER WIVES NOR CHILDREN WAITING US IN ENGLAND BUT AFTER ALL IT IS ONE'S COUNTRY ONE'S NATIVE LAND HAVE YOU NO THOUGHTS OF RETURNING HOME WE CAN RETURN AFTER WE HAVE DISCOVERED THE POLE QUITE AS WELL AS BEFORE AND EVEN BETTER OUR DIFFICULTIES WILL NOT INCREASE FOR AS WE NEAR THE POLE WE GET AWAY FROM THE POINT OF GREATEST COLD WE HAVE FUEL AND PROVISIONS ENOUGH THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP US AND WE SHOULD BE CULPABLE IN MY OPINION IF WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO ABANDON THE PROJECT VERY WELL CAPTAIN I'LL GO ALONG WITH YOU THAT'S RIGHT I NEVER DOUBTED YOU SAID HATTERAS WE SHALL SUCCEED AND ENGLAND WILL HAVE ALL THE GLORY BUT THERE IS AN AMERICAN AMONG US SAID JOHNSON HATTERAS COULD NOT REPRESS AN IMPATIENT EXCLAMATION I KNOW IT HE SAID IN A STERN VOICE
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