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We might as well be some of those reptiles that sleep all the winter. But I suppose there is no help for it." "I am afraid not," said the Doctor; "unfortunately we are too few in number to get up any amusement." "Then you think if there were more of us, we should find more to do?" WE MIGHT AS WELL BE SOME OF THOSE REPTILES THAT SLEEP ALL THE WINTER BUT I SUPPOSE THERE IS NO HELP FOR IT I AM AFRAID NOT SAID THE DOCTOR UNFORTUNATELY WE ARE TOO FEW IN NUMBER TO GET UP ANY AMUSEMENT THEN YOU THINK IF THERE WERE MORE OF US WE SHOULD FIND MORE TO DO
 him. Yet no man felt the compulsory confinement more painfully than Clawbonny. He longed ardently for the breaking up of the frost to resume his excursions though he dreaded the rivalry that might ensue between the two captains. Yet things must come to a crisis soon or late, and meantime he resolved to use his best endeavors to bring both parties to a better mind, but to reconcile an American and an Englishman was no easy task. He and Johnson had many a talk on the subject, for the old sailor's views quite coincided with his own as to the difficult complications which awaited them in the future. However, the bad weather continued, and leaving Fort Providence, even for an hour, was out of the question. Day and night they were pent up in these glittering ice-walls, and time hung heavily on their hands, at least on all but the Doctor's, and he always managed to find some occupation for himself. [Illustration: ] "I declare," said Altamont, one evening; "life like this is not worth having. TTERAS WHO CHERISHED A DEEP AFFECTION FOR HIM YET NO MAN FELT THE COMPULSORY CONFINEMENT MORE PAINFULLY THAN CLAWBONNY HE LONGED ARDENTLY FOR THE BREAKING UP OF THE FROST TO RESUME HIS EXCURSIONS THOUGH HE DREADED THE RIVALRY THAT MIGHT ENSUE BETWEEN THE TWO CAPTAINS YET THINGS MUST COME TO A CRISIS SOON OR LATE AND MEANTIME HE RESOLVED TO USE HIS BEST ENDEAOURS TO BRING BOTH PARTIES TO A BETTER MIND BUT TO RECONCILE AN AMERICAN AND AN ENGLISHMAN WAS NO EASY TASK HE AND JOHNSON HAD MANY A TALK ON THE SUBJECT FOR THE OLD SAILOR'S VIEWS QUITE COINCIDED WITH HIS OWN AS TO THE DIFFICULT COMPLICATIONS WHICH AWAITED THEM IN THE FUTURE HOWEVER THE BAD WEATHER CONTINUED AND LEAVING FORT PROVIDENCE EVEN FOR AN HOUR WAS OUT OF THE QUESTION DAY AND NIGHT THEY WERE PENT UP IN THESE GLITTERING ICE WALLS AND TIME HUNG HEAVILY ON THEIR HANDS AT LEAST ON ALL BUT THE DOCTOR'S AND HE ALWAYS MANAGED TO FIND SOME OCCUPATION FOR HIMSELF I DECLARE SAID ALTAMONT ONE EVENING LIFE LIKE THIS IS NOT WORTH HAVING
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