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"It strikes me the case doesn't need long thinking over," said the carpenter. "We must get back at once without losing a single day or even a single hour, either to the south or west, and make our way to the nearest coast, even if we are two months doing it!" "We have only food for three weeks," replied Hatteras, without raising his head. IT STRIKES ME THE CASE DOESN'T NEED LONG THINKING OVER SAID THE CARPENTER WE MUST GET BACK AT ONCE WITHOUT LOSING A SINGLE DAY OR EVEN A SINGLE HOUR EITHER TO THE SOUTH OR WEST AND MAKE OUR WAY TO THE NEAREST COAST EVEN IF WE ARE TWO MONTHS DOING IT WE HAVE ONLY FOOD FOR THREE WEEKS REPLIED HATTERAS WITHOUT RAISING HIS HEAD
arts. But will you not state you own views first?" "That would be little use," said Hatteras, sadly; "my opinion might appear interested; let me hear all yours first." "Captain," said Johnson, "before pronouncing on such an important matter, I wish to ask you a question." "Ask it, then, Johnson." "You went out yesterday to ascertain our exact position; well, is the field drifting or stationary?" "Perfectly stationary. It had not moved since the last reckoning was made. I find we are just where we were before we left, in 80° 15" lat. and 97° 35" long." "And what distance are we from the nearest sea to the west?" "About six hundred miles." "And that sea is----?" "Smith's Sound," was the reply. "The same that we could not get through last April?" "The same." "Well, captain, now we know our actual situation, we are in a better position to determine our course of action." "Speak your minds, then," said Hatteras, again burying his head in his hands. "What do you say, Bell?" asked the Doctor. E FROM OUR HEARTS BUT WILL YOU NOT STATE YOUR OWN VIEWS FIRST THAT WOULD BE LITTLE USE SAID HATTERAS SADLY MY OPINION MIGHT APPEAR INTERESTED LET ME HEAR ALL YOURS FIRST CAPTAIN SAID JOHNSON BEFORE PRONOUNCING ON SUCH AN IMPORTANT MATTER I WISHED TO ASK YOU A QUESTION ASK IT THEN JOHNSON YOU WENT OUT YESTERDAY TO ASCERTAIN OUR EXACT POSITION WELL IS THE FIELD DRIFTING OR STATIONARY PERFECTLY STATIONARY IT HAD NOT MOVED SINCE THE LAST RECKONING WAS MADE I FIND WE ARE JUST WHERE WE WERE WHEN WE LEFT IN EIGHTY DEGREES FIFTEEN MINUTES LATITUDE AND NINETY SEVEN DEGREES AND THIRTY FIVE MINUTES LONG AND WHAT DISTANCE ARE WE FROM THE NEAREST SEA TO THE WEST ABOUT SIX HUNDRED MILES AND THAT SEA IS SMITH SOUND WAS THE REPLY THE SAME THAT WE COULD NOT GET THROUGH LAST APRIL THE SAME WELL CAPTAIN NOW WE KNOW OUR ACTUAL SITUATION WE ARE IN A BETTER POSITION TO DETERMINE OUR COURSE OF ACTION SPEAK YOUR MINDS THEN SAID HATTERAS AGAIN BURYING HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS WHAT DO YOU SAY BELL ASKED THE DOCTOR
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