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Besides, the sledge was often coming to difficult places, when each man was needed to lend a helping hand. BESIDES THE SLEDGE WAS OFTEN COMING TO DIFFICULT PLACES WHEN EACH MAN WAS NEEDED TO LEND A A HELPING HAND
ch of imagination might easily convert into lakes. The travellers were often up to their knees, but they only laughed over it; and, indeed, the Doctor was rather glad of such unexpected baths. "But for all that," he said, "the water has no business to wet us here. It is an element which has no right to this country, except in a solid or vaporous state. Ice or vapour is all very well, but water--never!" [Illustration: ] Hunting was not forgotten during the march, for fresh meat was a necessity. Altamont and Bell kept their guns loaded, and shot ptarmigans, guillemots, geese, and a few young hares; but, by degrees, birds and animals had been changing from trustfulness to fear, and had become so shy and difficult to approach, that very often, but for Duk, the hunters would have wasted their powder. Hatteras advised them not to go more than a mile away, as there was not a day, nor even an hour, to lose, for three months of fine weather was the utmost they [Illustration: ] could count upon. ES OF WATER APPEARED HERE AND THERE COMPLETE PONDS WHICH A LITTLE STRETCH OF IMAGINATION MIGHT EASILY CONVERT INTO LAKES THE TRAVELLERS WERE OFTEN UP TO THEIR KNEES BUT THEY ONLY LAUGHED OVER IT AND INDEED THE DOCTOR WAS RATHER GLAD OF SUCH UNEXPECTED BATHS BUT FOR ALL THAT HE SAID THE WATER HAS NO BUSINESS TO WET US HERE IT IS AN ELEMENT WHICH HAS NO RIGHT TO THIS COUNTRY EXCEPT IN A SOLID OR VAPOROUS STATE ICE OR VAPOR IS ALL VERY WELL BUT WATER NEVER HUNTING WAS NOT FORGOTTEN DURING THE MARCH FOR FRESH MEAT WAS A NECESSITY ALTAMONT AND BELL KEPT THEIR GUNS LOADED AND SHOT PTARMIGANS GUILLEMOTS GEESE AND A FEW YOUNG HARES BUT BY DEGREES BIRDS AND ANIMALS HAD BEEN CHANGING FROM TRUSTFULNESS TO FEAR AND HAD BECOME SO SHY AND DIFFICULT TO APPROACH THAT VERY OFTEN BUT FOR DUCK THE HUNTERS WOULD HAVE WASTED THEIR POWDER HATTERAS ADVISED THEM NOT TO GO MORE THAN A MILE AWAY AS THERE WAS NOT A DAY NOR EVEN AN HOUR TO LOSE FOR THREE MONTHS OF FINE WEATHER WAS THE UTMOST THEY COULD COUNT UPON
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