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He looked at Altamont as he spoke, who met his gaze steadily, and said   "Possibly you may be mistaken again, Hatteras." "Mistaken! What! This unknown continent, this virgin soil    " "Has already a name," replied Altamont, coolly. HE LOOKED AT ALTAMONT AS HE SPOKE WHO MET HIS GAZE STEADILY AND SAID POSSIBLY YOU MAY BE MISTAKEN AGAIN HATTERAS MISTAKEN WHAT THIS UNKNOWN CONTINENT THIS VIRGIN SOIL HAS ALREADY A NAME REPLIED ALTAMONT COOLLY
t she lies at present." "True, enough, Hatteras," said Altamont, in a piqued tone; "but, after all, is not that better than being blown to atoms like the Forward?" Hatteras was about to make some sharp retort, but Clawbonny interposed. "It is not a question of ships, my friends," he said, "but of a fresh sea." "It is no new sea," returned Altamont; "it is in every Polar chart, and has a name already. It is called the Arctic Ocean, and I think it would be very inconvenient to alter its designation. Should we find out by and by, that, instead of being an ocean it is only a strait or gulf, it will be time enough to alter it then." "So be it," said Hatteras. "Very well, that is an understood thing, then," said the Doctor, almost regretting that he had started a discussion so pregnant with national rivalries. "Let us proceed with the continent where we find ourselves at present," resumed Hatteras. "I am not aware that any name whatever has been affixed to it, even in the most recent charts. DIFFICULT TO BELIEVE SHE HAD REPLIED HATTERAS TO SEE ON WHAT SHE LIES AT PRESENT TRUE ENOUGH HATTERAS SAID ALTAMONT IN A PIQUED TONE BUT AFTER ALL IS THAT NOT BETTER THAN BEING BLOWN TO ATOMS LIKE THE FORWARD HATTERAS WAS ABOUT TO MAKE SOME SHARP RETORT BUT CLAWBONNY INTERPOSED IT IS NOT A QUESTION OF SHIPS MY FRIENDS HE SAID BUT OF A FRESH SEA IT IS NO NEW SEA RETURNED ALTAMONT IT IS IN EVERY POLAR CHART AND HAS A NAME ALREADY IT IS CALLED THE ARCTIC OCEAN AND I THINK IT WOULD BE VERY INCONVENIENT TO ALTER ITS DESIGNATION SHOULD WE FIND OUT BY AND BY THAT INSTEAD OF BEING AN OCEAN IT IS ONLY A STRAIGHT OR GULF IT WILL BE TIME ENOUGH TO ALTER IT THEN SO BE IT SAID HATTERAS VERY WELL THAT IS AN UNDERSTOOD THING THEN SAID THE DOCTOR ALMOST REGRETTING HE HAD STARTED A DISCUSSION SO PREGNANT WITH NATIONAL RIVALRIES LET US PROCEED WITH THE CONTINENT WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES AT PRESENT RESUMED HATTERAS I AM NOT AWARE THAT ANY NAME WHATEVER HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO IT EVEN IN THE MOST RECENT CHARTS
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