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"Here, on this side, on the wall of the room." Bell stopped working, and listened attentively like the rest. Johnson was right; a noise there certainly was on the side wall, as if some one were cutting the ice. HERE ON THIS SIDE ON THE WALL OF THE ROOM BELL STOPPED WORKING AND LISTENED ATTENTIVELY LIKE THE REST JOHNSON WAS RIGHT A NOISE THERE CERTAINLY WAS ON THE SIDE WALL AS IF SOME ONE WERE CUTTING THE ICE
o it was agreed; but waiting was hard work, and Altamont could not refrain from giving vent to his impatience by thundering maledictions on the bears, and abusing the ill fate which had placed them in such an awkward and humbling predicament. "It was beasts versus men," he said, "and certainly the men cut a pretty figure." CHAPTER XIII. THE MINE. Night drew on, and the lamp in the sitting-room already began to burn dim for want of oxygen. At eight o'clock the final arrangements were completed, and all that remained to do was to make an opening in the roof. They had been working away at this for some minutes, and Bell was showing himself quite an adept in the business, when Johnson, who had been keeping watch in the sleeping room, came hurriedly in to his companions, pulling such a long face, that the captain asked immediately what was the matter? "Nothing exactly," said the old sailor, "and yet--" "Come, out with it!" exclaimed Altamont. "Hush! don't you hear a peculiar noise?" "Where?  CHAPTER THIRTEEN OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS THE LIBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIVERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERVOX DOT ORG RECORDING BY PANCASTILE THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER THIRTEEN THE MINE NIGHT DREW ON AND THE LAMP IN THE SITTING ROOM ALREADY BEGAN TO BURN DIM FOR WANT OF OXYGEN AT EIGHT O'CLOCK THE FINAL ARRANGEMENTS WERE COMPLETED AND ALL THAT REMAINED TO DO WAS TO MAKE AN OPENING IN THE ROOF THEY HAD BEEN WORKING AWAY AT THIS FOR SOME MINUTES AND BELL WAS SHOWING HIMSELF QUITE AN ADEPT IN THE BUSINESS WHEN JOHNSON WHO HAD BEEN KEEPING WATCH IN THE SLEEPING ROOM CAME HURRIEDLY IN TO HIS COMPANIONS PULLING SUCH A LONG FACE THAT THE CAPTAIN ASKED IMMEDIATELY WHAT WAS THE MATTER NOTHING EXACTLY SAID THE OLD SAILOR AND YET COME OUT WITH IT EXCLAIMED ALTAMONT HUSH DON'T YOU HEAR A PECULIAR NOISE WHERE
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