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The captain grasped his hand silently, and the three hunters went off in quest of their game. THE CAPTAIN GRASPED HIS HAND SILENTLY AND THE THREE HUNTERS WENT OFF IN QUEST OF THEIR GAME
t day, the Doctor and Johnson rushed out to look at the thermometer. All the mercury had frozen into a compact cylindrical mass. The Doctor broke the tube and took it out. Here was a hard piece of metal ready for use. "It is wonderful, Mr. Clawbonny; you ought to be a proud man." "Not at all, my friend, I am only gifted with a good memory, and I have read a great deal." "How did that help you?" "Why, I just happened to recollect a fact related by Captain Ross in his voyages. He states that they pierced a plank, an inch thick, with a bullet made of mercury. Oil would even have suited my purpose, for, he adds, that a ball of frozen almond oil splits through a post without breaking in pieces." "It is quite incredible!" "But it is a fact, Johnson. Well, come now, this bit of metal may save our lives. We'll leave it exposed to the air a little while, and go and have a look for the bear." Just then Hatteras made his appearance, and the Doctor told him his project, and showed him the mercury. SES WITH THE FIRST STREAK OF DAWN NEXT DAY THE DOCTOR AND JOHNSON RUSHED OUT TO LOOK AT THE THERMOMETER ALL THE MERCURY HAD FROZEN INTO A COMPACT CYLINDRICAL MASS THE DOCTOR BROKE THE TUBE AND TOOK IT OUT HERE WAS A HARD PIECE OF METAL READY FOR USE IT IS WONDERFUL MISTER CLAWBONNY YOU OUGHT TO BE A PROUD MAN NOT AT ALL MY FRIEND I AM ONLY GIFTED WITH A GOOD MEMORY AND I HAVE READ A GREAT DEAL HOW DID THAT HELP YOU WHY I JUST HAPPENED TO RECOLLECT A FACT RELATED BY CAPTAIN ROSS IN HIS VOYAGES HE STATES THAT THEY PIERCED A PLANK AN INCH THICK WITH A BULLET MADE OF MERCURY OIL WOULD HAVE EVEN SUITED MY PURPOSE FOR HE ADDS THAT A BALL OF FROZEN ALMOND OIL SPLITS THROUGH A POST WITHOUT BREAKING IN PIECES IT IS QUITE INCREDIBLE BUT IT IS A FACT JOHNSON WELL COME NOW THIS BIT OF METAL MAY SAVE OUR LIVES WE'LL LEAVE IT EXPOSED TO THE AIR A LITTLE WHILE AND THEN GO AND HAVE A LOOK FOR THE BEAR JUST THEN HATTERAS MADE HIS APPEARANCE AND THE DOCTOR TOLD HIM HIS PROJECT AND SHOWED HIM THE MERCURY
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