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"But, captain," interrupted Johnson, trying to joke, "one would think you were making your will!" "Perhaps I am," said Hatteras, gravely. "And yet you have a long bright career of glory before you!" BUT CAPTAIN INTERRUPTED JOHNSON TRYING TO JOKE ONE WOULD THINK YOU WERE MAKING YOUR WILL PERHAPS I AM SAID HATTERAS GRAVELY AND YET YOU HAVE A LONG BRIGHT CAREER OF GLORY BEFORE YOU
me! To Altamont as much as any of us, as much as the Doctor himself! Oh, let my heart break in your hands, it cannot contain its joy and gratitude any longer." He grasped the hands of his brave companions as he spoke, and paced up and down as if he had lost all self-control. "We have only done our duty as Englishmen," said Bell. "And as friends," added Clawbonny. "Yes, but all did not do it," replied Hatteras "some gave way. However, we must pardon them--pardon both the traitors and those who were led away by them. Poor fellows! I forgive them. You hear me, Doctor?" "Yes," replied Clawbonny, beginning to be seriously uneasy at his friend's excitement. "I have no wish, therefore," continued the captain, "that they should lose the little fortune they came so far to seek. No, the original agreement is to remain unaltered, and they shall be rich--if they ever see England again." It would have been difficult not to have been touched by the pathetic tone of voice in which Hatteras said this. OUTBURST OF EMOTION TO ALL OF YOU AS MUCH AS TO ME TO ALTAMONT AS MUCH AS ANY OF US AS MUCH AS THE DOCTOR HIMSELF OH LET MY HEART BREAK IN YOUR HANDS IT CANNOT CONTAIN ITS JOY AND GRATITUDE ANY LONGER HE GRASPED THE HANDS OF HIS BRAVE COMPANIONS AS HE SPOKE AND PACED UP AND DOWN AS IF HE HAD LOST ALL SELF CONTROL WE HAVE ONLY DONE OUR DUTY AS ENGLISHMEN SAID BELL AND HIS FRIENDS ADDED CLAWBONNY YES BUT ALL DID NOT DO IT REPLIED HATTERAS SOME GAVE WAY HOWEVER WE MUST PARDON THEM PARDON BOTH THE TRAITORS AND THOSE WHO WERE LED AWAY BY THEM POOR FELLOWS I FORGIVE THEM YOU HEAR ME DOCTOR YES REPLIED CLAWBONNY BEGINNING TO BE SERIOUSLY UNEASY AT HIS FRIEND'S EXCITEMENT I HAVE NO WISH THEREFORE CONTINUED THE CAPTAIN THAT THEY SHOULD LOSE THE LITTLE FORTUNE THEY CAME SO FAR TO SEEK NO THE ORIGINAL AGREEMENT IS TO REMAIN UNALTERED AND THEY SHALL BE RICH IF THEY EVER SEE ENGLAND AGAIN IT WOULD HAVE BEEN DIFFICULT NOT TO HAVE BEEN TOUCHED BY THE PATHETIC TONE OF VOICE IN WHICH HATTERAS SAID THIS
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