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"You ask us then, Hatteras," said the Doctor, "we are all devoted to you, and our words come from our hearts. But will you not state you own views first?" YOU ASK US THEN HATTERAS SAID THE DOCTOR WE ARE ALL DEVOTED TO YOU AND OUR WORDS COME FROM OUR HEARTS BUT WILL YOU NOT STATE YOUR OWN VIEWS FIRST
er water-line. The last day the men ran riot. They completely sacked the ship, and in a drunken paroxysm Pen and two or three others set it on fire. I fought and struggled against them, but they threw me down and assailed me with blows, and then the wretches, headed by Shandon, went off towards the east and were soon out of sight. I found myself alone on the burning ship, and what could I do? The fire-hole was completely blocked up with ice. I had not a single drop of water! For two days the Forward struggled with the flames, and you know the rest." A long silence followed the gloomy recital, broken at length by Hatteras, who said-- "Johnson, I thank you; you did all you could to save my ship, but single-handed you could not resist. Again I thank you, and now let the subject be dropped. Let us unite efforts for our common salvation. There are four of us, four companions, four friends, and all our lives are equally precious. Let each give his opinion on the best course for us to pursue. EY HAD HEWED THE BRIG DOWN TO HER WATER LINE THE LAST DAY THE MEN RAN RIOT THEY COMPLETELY SACKED THE SHIP AND IN A DRUNKEN PAROXYSM PENN AND TWO OR THREE OTHERS SET IT ON FIRE I FOUGHT AND STRUGGLED AGAINST THEM BUT THEY THREW ME DOWN AND ASSAILED ME WITH BLOWS AND THEN THE WRETCHES HEADED BY SHANDON WENT OFF TOWARDS THE EAST AND WERE SOON OUT OF SIGHT I FOUND MYSELF ALONE ON THE BURNING SHIP AND WHAT COULD I DO THE FIRE HOLE WAS COMPLETELY BLOCKED UP WITH ICE I HAD NOT A SINGLE DROP OF WATER FOR TWO DAYS THE FOREWARD STRUGGLED WITH THE FLAMES AND YOU KNOW THE REST A LONG SILENCE FOLLOWED THE GLOOMY RECITAL BROKEN AT LENGTH BY HATTERAS WHO SAID JOHNSON I THANK YOU YOU DID ALL YOU COULD TO SAVE MY SHIP BUT SINGLE HANDED YOU COULD NOT RESIST AGAIN I THANK YOU AND NOW LET THE SUBJECT BE DROPPED LET US UNITE EFFORTS FOR OUR COMMON SALVATION THERE ARE FOUR OF US FOUR COMPANIONS FOUR FRIENDS AND ALL OUR LIVES ARE EQUALLY PRECIOUS LET EACH GIVE HIS OPINION TO THE BEST COURSE FOR US TO PURSUE
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