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"Certainly. At first two volumes on board the 'Hecla' were gone through, but as there was a performance once a fortnight, this repertoire was soon exhausted. Then they had to improvise fresh plays; Parry himself composed one which had immense success. It was called 'The North West Passage, or the End of the Voyage.'" CERTAINLY AT FIRST TWO VOLUMES ON BOARD THE HECLO WERE GONE THROUGH BUT AS THERE WAS A PERFORMANCE ONCE A FORTNIGHT THIS REPERTOIRE WAS SOON EXHAUSTED THEN THEY HAD TO IMPROVISE FRESH PLAYS PARRY HIMSELF COMPOSED ONE WHICH HAD IMMENSE SUCCESS IT WAS CALLED THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE OR THE END OF THE VOYAGE
n your pocket, and discover, when you want to eat, that it has frozen so hard that you would break your teeth if you attempted to bite it through. "'To rush from the table when it is reported that a wolf is in sight, and on coming back to find the cat has eaten your dinner. "'To be returning quietly home from a walk, absorbed in profitable meditation, and suddenly find yourself in the embrace of a bear.' "We might supplement this list ourselves," said the Doctor, "to almost any amount, for there is a sort of pleasure in enumerating troubles when one has got the better of them." "I declare," said Altamont, "this 'Winter Journal' is an amusing affair. I wish we could subscribe to it." "Suppose we start one," said Johnson. "For us five!" exclaimed Clawbonny; "we might do for editors, but there would not be readers enough." "No, nor spectators enough, if we tried to get up a comedy," added Altamont. "Tell us some more about Captain Parry's theatre," said Johnson; "did they play new pieces? ET OUT ON A MARCH WITH A GOOD SUPPLY OF SOFT NEW BREAD IN YOUR POCKET AND DISCOVER WHEN YOU WANT TO EAT THAT IT HAS FROZEN SO HARD THAT YOU WOULD BREAK YOUR TEETH IF YOU ATTEMPTED TO BITE IT THROUGH TO RUSH FROM THE TABLE WHEN IT IS REPORTED THAT A WOLF IS IN SIGHT AND ON COMING BACK TO FIND THE CAT HAS EATEN YOUR DINNER TO BE RETURNING QUIETLY HOME FROM A WALK ABSORBED IN PROFITABLE MEDITATION AND SUDDENLY FIND YOURSELF IN THE EMBRACE OF A BEAR WE MIGHT SUPPLEMENT THIS LIST OURSELVES SAID THE DOCTOR TO ALMOST ANY AMOUNT FOR THERE IS A SORT OF PLEASURE IN ENUMERATING TROUBLES WHEN ONE HAS GOT THE BETTER OF THEM I DECLARE SAID ALTAMONT THIS WINTER JOURNAL IS AN AMUSING AFFAIR I WISH WE COULD SUBSCRIBE TO IT SUPPOSE WE START ONE SAID JOHNSON FOR US FIVE EXCLAIMED CLAWBONNY WE MIGHT DO FOR EDITORS BUT THERE WOULD NOT BE READERS ENOUGH NO NOR SPECTATORS ENOUGH IF WE TRIED TO GET UP A COMEDY ADDED ALTAMONT TELL US SOME MORE ABOUT CAPTAIN PARRY'S THEATER SAID JOHNSON DID THEY PLAY NEW PIECES
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