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The ice here, in some parts, cannot be less than between thirty and forty feet thick." "That sounds reassuring, at all events." said Johnson. THE ICE HERE IN SOME PARTS CANNOT BE LESS THAN BETWEEN THIRTY AND FORTY FEET THICK THAT SOUNDS REASSURING AT ALL EVENTS SAID JOHNSON
in of ice, without a solitary hummock or patch to relieve the uniformity. [Illustration: ] As the Doctor remarked to his companion, it looked like some vast, monotonous desert. "Ay! Mr. Clawbonny, it is a desert, but we shan't die of thirst in it at any rate." "That's a comfort, certainly, but I'll tell you one thing: it proves, Johnson, we must be a great distance from any coast. The nearer the coast, the more numerous the icebergs in general, and you see there is not one in sight." "The horizon is rather misty, though." "So it is, but ever since we started, we have been on this same interminable ice-field." "Do you know, Mr. Clawbonny, that smooth as this ice is, we are going over most dangerous ground? Fathomless abysses lie beneath our feet." "That's true enough, but they won't engulph us. This white sheet over them is pretty tough, I can tell you. It is always getting thicker too; for in these latitudes, it snows nine days out of ten even in April and May; ay, and in June as well. E THERE WAS NOTHING VISIBLE BUT A WIDE STRETCHING LEVEL PLAIN OF ICE WITHOUT A SOLITARY HUMMOCK OR PATCH TO RELIEVE THE UNIFORMITY AS THE DOCTOR REMARKED TO HIS COMPANION IT LOOKED LIKE SOME VAST MONOTONOUS DESERT AYE MISTER CLAWBONNY IT IS A DESERT BUT WE SHAN'T DIE OF THIRST IN IT AT ANY RATE THAT'S A COMFORT CERTAINLY BUT I'LL TELL YOU ONE THING IT PROVES JOHNSON WE MUST BE A GREAT DISTANCE FROM ANY COAST THE NEARER THE COAST THE MORE NUMEROUS THE ICEBERGS IN GENERAL AND YOU SEE THERE IS NOT ONE IN SIGHT THE HORIZON IS RATHER MISTY THOUGH SO IT IS BUT EVER SINCE WE STARTED WE HAVE BEEN ON THIS SAME INTERMINABLE ICE FIELD DO YOU KNOW MISTER CLAWBONNY THAT SMOOTH AS THIS ICE IS WE ARE GOING OVER MOST DANGEROUS GROUND FATHOMLESS ABYSSES LIE BENEATH OUR FEET THAT'S TRUE ENOUGH BUT THEY WON'T ENGULF US THIS WHITE SHEET OVER THEM IS PRETTY TOUGH I CAN TELL YOU IT IS ALWAYS GETTING THICKER TOO FOR IN THESE LATITUDES IT SNOWS NINE DAYS OUT OF TEN EVEN IN APRIL AND MAY AY AND IN JUNE AS WELL
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