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"That may very likely be caused by the ocean," suggested Clawbonny. "You are right. The sea must be there," was the reply. "That tint is what we call the blink of open water," said Johnson. "Come on, then, to the sledge at once, and let us get to this unknown ocean," exclaimed Hatteras. Their few preparations were soon made, and the march resumed. THIS MAY VERY LIKELY BE CAUSED BY THE OCEAN SUGGESTED CLAWBONNY THAT TINT IS WHAT WE CALL THE BLINK OF OPEN WATER SAID JOHNSON COME ON THEN TO THE SLEDGE AT ONCE AND LET US GET TO THIS UNKNOWN OCEAN EXCLAIMED HATTERAS THEIR FEW PREPARATIONS WERE SOON MADE AND THE MARCH RESUMED
ut to be so, I shall push right on over the ice-fields." "Oh, they'll be all broken up after such a storm as this. We shall see what to-morrow, brings; but all I can say is, if any poor fellows are wandering about in a night like this, I pity them. The storm lasted for ten hours, and the weary travellers anxiously watched for the morning. About daybreak its fury seemed to have spent itself, and Hatteras, accompanied by Bell and Altamont, ventured to leave the tent. They climbed a hill about three hundred feet high, which commanded a wide view. But what a metamorphosed region met their gaze! All the ice had completely vanished, the storm had chased away the winter, and stripped the soil everywhere of its snow covering. [Illustration: Three hours afterwards they arrived at the coast, and shouted simultaneously, "The sea! the sea!"--P.206] But Hatteras scarcely bestowed a glance on surrounding objects; his eager gaze was bent on the northern horizon, which appeared shrouded in black mist.  REPLIED CLAWBONNY LISTEN DO YOU HEAR THAT CRASH THAT IS CERTAINLY THE SOUND OF ICEBERGS FALLING WE CANNOT BE VERY FAR FROM THE OCEAN WELL IF IT TURNS OUT TO BE SO I SHALL PUSH RIGHT ON OVER THE ICE FIELDS OH THEY'LL ALL BE BROKEN UP AFTER SUCH A STORM AS THIS WE SHALL SEE WHAT TO MORROW BRINGS BUT ALL I CAN SAY IS IF ANY POOR FELLOWS ARE WANDERING ABOUT IN A NIGHT THIS I PITY THEM THE STORM LASTED FOR TEN HOURS AND THE WEARY TRAVELLERS ANXIOUSLY WATCHED FOR THE MORNING ABOUT DAYBREAK ITS FURY SEEMED TO HAVE SPENT ITSELF AND HATTERAS ACCOMPANIED BY BELL AND ALTAMONT VENTURED TO LEAVE THE TENT THEY CLIMBED A HILL ABOUT THREE HUNDRED FEET HIGH WHICH COMMANDED A WIDE VIEW BUT WHAT A METAMORPHOSED REGION MET THEIR GAZE ALL THE ICE HAD COMPLETELY VANISHED THE STORM HAD CHASED AWAY THE WINTER AND STRIPPED THE SOIL EVERYWHERE OF ITS SNOW COVERING BUT HATTERAS SCARCELY BESTOWED A GLANCE ON SURROUNDING OBJECTS HIS EAGER GAZE WAS BENT ON THE NORTHERN HORIZON WHICH APPEARED SHROUDED IN BLACK MIST
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