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Next morning, when Altamont, and the others awoke, Hatteras was gone. Feeling uneasy at his absence, they hurried out of the grotto in search of him. NEXT MORNING WHEN ALTAMONT AND THE OTHERS AWOKE HATTERAS WAS GONE FEELING UNEASY AT HIS ABSENCE THEY HURRIED OUT OF THE GROTTO IN SEARCH OF
, the simple reality comes to light." CHAPTER XXIV. MOUNT HATTERAS. After this conversation they all made themselves as comfortable as they could, and lay down to sleep. All, except Hatteras; and why could this extraordinary man not sleep like the others? Was not the purpose of his life attained now? Had he not realized his most daring project? Why could he not rest? Indeed, might not one have supposed that, after the strain his nervous system had undergone, he would long for rest? But no, he grew more and more excited, and it was not the thought of returning that so affected him. Was he bent on going farther still? Had his passion for travel no limits? Was the world too small for him now he had circumnavigated it. Whatever might be the cause, he could not sleep; yet this first night at the Pole was clear and calm. The isle was absolutely uninhabited--not a bird was to be seen in this burning atmosphere, not an animal on these scoriae-covered rocks, not a fish in these seething waters. PTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERN CHAPTER TWENTY FOUR MOUNT HATTERAS AFTER THIS CONVERSATION THEY ALL MADE THEMSELVES AS COMFORTABLE AS THEY COULD AND LAY DOWN TO SLEEP ALL EXCEPT HATTERAS AND WHY COULD THIS EXTRAORDINARY MAN NOT SLEEP LIKE THE OTHERS WAS NOT THE PURPOSE OF HIS LIFE ATTAINED NOW HAD HE NOT REALIZED HIS MOST DARING PROJECT WHY COULD HE NOT REST INDEED MIGHT NOT ONE HAVE SUPPOSED THAT AFTER THE STRAIN HIS NERVOUS SYSTEM HAD UNDERGONE HE WOULD LONG FOR REST BUT NO HE GREW MORE AND MORE EXCITED AND IT WAS NOT THE THOUGHT OF RETURNING THAT SO AFFECTED HIM WAS HE BENT ON GOING FURTHER STILL HAD HIS PASSION FOR TRAVEL NO LIMITS WAS THE WORLD TOO SMALL FOR HIM NOW THAT HE HAD CIRCUMNAVIGATED IT WHATEVER MIGHT BE THE CAUSE HE COULD NOT SLEEP YET THIS FIRST NIGHT AT THE POLE WAS CLEAR AND CALM THE ISLE WAS ABSOLUTELY UNINHABITED NOT A BIRD WAS TO BE SEEN IN THIS BURNING ATMOSPHERE NOT AN ANIMAL ON THESE SCURY COVERED ROCKS NOT A FISH IN THESE SEETHING WATERS
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