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The Doctor shot several, and among them one or two cranes and a solitary stork. The snow was now fast melting, and the ice fields were covered with "slush." THE DOCTOR SHOT SEVERAL AND AMONG THEM ONE OR TWO CRANES AND A SOLITARY STORK THE SNOW WAS NOW FAST MELTING AND THE ICE FIELDS WERE COVERED WITH SLUSH
nt turned on his heel, and walked carelessly away, whistling "Yankee Doodle." Hatteras went outside, and paced up and down with rapid strides. In about an hour he came back, and retired to bed without saying another word. CHAPTER XVI. ARCTIC ARCADIA On the 29th of May, for the first time, the sun never set. His glowing disc just touched the boundary line of the horizon, and rose again immediately. The period was now entered when the day lasts twenty-four hours. Next morning there was a magnificent halo; the monarch of day appeared surrounded by a luminous circle, radiant with all the prismatic colours. This phenomenon never lost its charm, for the Doctor, however frequently it occurred, and he always noted carefully down all particulars respecting it. Before long the feathered tribes began to return, filling the air with their discordant cries. Flocks of bustards and Canadian geese from Florida or Arkansas came flying north with marvellous rapidity, bringing spring beneath their wings. OF ICE THIS IS A LIBRAVOX RECORDING ALL LIBRAVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TWO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBRAVOX DOT ORG THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PORT TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERNE CHAPTER SIXTEEN ARCTIC ARCADIA ON THE TWENTY NINTH OF MAY FOR THE FIRST TIME THE SUN NEVER SET HIS GLOWING DISC JUST TOUCHED THE BOUNDARY LINE OF THE HORIZON AND ROSE AGAIN IMMEDIATELY THE PERIOD WAS NOW ENTERED WHEN THE DAY LASTS TWENTY FOUR HOURS NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A MAGNIFICENT HALO THE MONARCH OF DAY APPEARED SURROUNDED BY A LUMINOUS CIRCLE RADIANT WITH ALL THE PRISMATIC COLOURS THIS PHENOMENON NEVER LOST ITS CHARM FOR THE DOCTOR HOWEVER FREQUENTLY IT OCCURRED AND HE ALWAYS NOTED CAREFULLY DOWN ALL PARTICULARS RESPECTING IT BEFORE LONG THE FEATHERED TRIBES BEGAN TO RETURN FILLING THE AIR WITH THEIR DISCORDANT CRIES FLOCKS OF BUSTARDS AND CANADIAN GEESE FROM FLORIDA OR ARKANSAS CAME FLYING NORTH WITH MARVELOUS RAPIDITY BRINGING SPRING BENEATH THEIR WINGS
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