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"Ah! it is the boat you want to talk about, and that man    " "Hatteras, let us discuss the question calmly, and examine the case on all sides. AH IT IS THE BOAT YOU WANT TO TALK ABOUT AND THAT MAN HATTERAS LET US DISCUSS THE QUESTION CALMLY AND EXAMINE THE CASE ON ALL SIDES
last drew the captain aside, and said in the kindest, gentlest way-- "Hatteras, do you believe I'm your friend?" "Most certainly I do," replied the captain, earnestly; "my best, indeed my only friend." "And if I give you a piece of advice without your asking, will you consider my motive is perfectly disinterested?" "Yes, for I know you have never been actuated by self-interest. But what are you driving at?" "Wait, Hatteras, I have one thing more to ask. Do you look on me as a true-hearted Englishman like yourself, anxious for his country's glory?" Hatteras looked surprised, but simply said-- "I do." "You desire to reach the North Pole," the Doctor went on; "and I understand and share your ambition, but to achieve your object you must employ the right means." "Well, and have I not sacrificed everything for it?" "No, Hatteras, you have not sacrificed your personal antipathies. Even at this very moment I know you are in the mood to refuse the indispensable conditions of reaching the pole. T WITHOUT A SHIP HE THOUGHT OVER IT A LONG WHILE AND AT LAST DREW THE CAPTAIN ASIDE AND SAID IN THE KINDEST GENTLEST WAY HATTERAS DO YOU BELIEVE I'M YOUR FRIEND MOST CERTAINLY I DO REPLIED THE CAPTAIN EARNESTLY MY BEST INDEED MY ONLY FRIEND AND IF I GIVE YOU A PIECE OF ADVICE WITHOUT YOUR ASKING WILL YOU CONSIDER MY MOTIVE IS PERFECTLY DISINTERESTED YES FOR I KNOW YOU HAVE NEVER BEEN ACTUATED BY SELF INTEREST BUT WHAT ARE YOU DRIVING AT WAIT HATTERAS I HAVE ONE MORE THING TO ASK DO YOU LOOK ON ME AS A TRUE HEARTED ENGLISHMAN LIKE YOURSELF ANXIOUS FOR HIS COUNTRY'S GLORY HATTERAS LOOKED SURPRISED BUT SIMPLY SAID I DO YOU DESIRE TO REACH THE NORTH POLE THE DOCTOR WENT ON AND I UNDERSTAND AND SHARE YOUR AMBITION BUT TO ACHIEVE YOUR OBJECT YOU MUST EMPLOY THE RIGHT MEANS WELL AND HAVE I NOT SACRIFICED EVERYTHING FOR IT NO HATTERAS YOU HAVE NOT SACRIFICED YOUR PERSONAL ANTIPATHIES EVEN AT THIS VERY MOMENT I KNOW YOU ARE IN THE MOOD TO REFUSE THE INDISPENSABLE CONDITIONS OF REACHING THE POLE
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