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"And what is that name?" inquired the Doctor. "New America," replied Altamont. Hatteras trembled with suppressed passion, but by a violent effort restrained himself. AND WHAT IS THAT NAME INQUIRED THE DOCTOR NEW AMERICA REPLIED ALTAMONT HATTERAS TREMBLED WITH SUPPRESSED PASSION BUT BY A VIOLENT EFFORT RESTRAINED HIMSELF
must first discover it, I suppose, and that you certainly did not do. Besides, but for us, where would you have been, sir, at this moment, pray? Lying twenty feet deep under the snow." "And without me, sir," retorted Altamont, hotly, "without me and my ship, where would you all be at this moment? Dead, from cold and hunger." "Come, come, friends," said the Doctor, "don't get to words, all that can be easily settled. Listen to me." "Mr. Hatteras," said Altamont, "is welcome to name whatever territories he may discover, should he succeed in discovering any; but this continent belongs to me. I should not even consent to its having two names like Grinnell's Land, which is also called Prince Albert's Land, because it was discovered almost simultaneously by an Englishman and an American. This is quite another matter; my right of priority is incontestable. No ship before mine ever touched this shore, no foot before mine ever trod this soil. I have given it a name, and that name it shall keep.  HIMSELF BY A POWERFUL EFFORT TO NAME A COUNTRY YOU MUST FIRST DISCOVER IT I SUPPOSE AND THAT YOU CERTAINLY DID NOT DO BESIDES BUT FOR US WHERE WOULD YOU HAVE BEEN SIR AT THIS MOMENT PRAY LYING TWENTY FEET DEEP UNDER THE SNOW AND WITHOUT ME SIR RETORTED ALTAMONT HOTLY WITHOUT ME AND MY SHIP WHERE WOULD YOU ALL BE AT THIS MOMENT DEAD FROM COLD AND HUNGER COME COME FRIENDS SAID THE DOCTOR DON'T GET TO WORDS ALL THAT CAN BE EASILY SETTLED LISTEN TO ME MISTER HATTERAS SAID ALTAMONT IS WELCOME TO NAME WHATEVER TERRITORIES HE MAY DISCOVER SHOULD HE SUCCEED IN DISCOVERING ANY BUT THIS CONTINENT BELONGS TO ME I SHOULD NOT EVEN CONSENT TO HAVING TWO NAMES LIKE GRENELLE'S LAND WHICH IS ALSO CALLED PRINCE ALBERT'S LAND BECAUSE IT WAS DISCOVERED ALMOST SIMULTANEOUSLY BY AN ENGLISHMAN AND AN AMERICAN THIS IS QUITE ANOTHER MATTER MY RIGHT OF PRIORITY IS INCONTESTABLE NO SHIP BEFORE MINE EVER TOUCHED THIS SHORE NO FOOT BEFORE MINE EVER TROD THIS SOIL I HAVE GIVEN IT A NAME AND THAT NAME IT SHALL KEEP
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