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There was no time to lose, the sails had to be lowered immediately. Our boat was writhing in convulsions. A few icebergs we knew were on either side of us, but fortunately the channel was open directly to the north. But would it remain so? THERE WAS NO TIME TO LOSE THE SAILS HAD TO BE LOWERED IMMEDIATELY OUR BOAT WAS WRITHING IN CONVULSIONS A FEW ICEBERGS WE KNEW WERE ON EITHER SIDE OF US BUT FORTUNATELY THE CHANNEL WAS OPEN DIRECTLY TO THE NORTH BUT WOULD IT REMAIN SO
 this," he asks, "be occasioned by the wind blowing over an open sea in the quarter from which the wind blows? And tend to confirm the opinion that at or near the Pole an open sea exists?") We both frankly admitted that we were very hungry, and forthwith I prepared a substantial meal from our well-stored larder. When we had partaken heartily of the repast, I told my father I believed I would sleep, as I was beginning to feel quite drowsy. "Very well," he replied, "I will keep the watch." I have no way to determine how long I slept; I only know that I was rudely awakened by a terrible commotion of the sloop. To my surprise, I found my father sleeping soundly. I cried out lustily to him, and starting up, he sprang quickly to his feet. Indeed, had he not instantly clutched the rail, he would certainly have been thrown into the seething waves. A fierce snow-storm was raging. The wind was directly astern, driving our sloop at a terrific speed, and was threatening every moment to capsize us.  TEMPERATURES MAY NOT THIS HE ASKS BE OCCASIONED BY THE WIND BLOWING OVER AN OPEN SEA IN THE QUARTER FROM WHICH THE WIND BLOWS AND TEND TO CONFIRM THE OPINION THAT AT OR NEAR THE POLE AN OPEN SEA EXISTS UNQUOTE WE BOTH FRANKLY ADMITTED THAT WE WERE VERY HUNGRY AND FORTHWITH I PREPARED A SUBSTANTIAL MEAL FROM OUR WELL STORED LARDER WHEN WE HAD PARTAKEN HEARTILY OF THE REPAST I TOLD MY FATHER I BELIEVED I WOULD SLEEP AS I WAS BEGINNING TO FEEL QUITE DROWSY VERY WELL HE REPLIED I WILL KEEP THE WATCH I HAVE NO WAY TO DETERMINE HOW LONG I SLEPT I ONLY KNOW THAT I WAS RUDELY AWAKENED BY A TERRIBLE COMMOTION OF THE SLOOP TO MY SURPRISE I FOUND MY FATHER SLEEPING SOUNDLY I CRIED OUT LUSTILY TO HIM AND STARTING UP HE SPRANG UP QUICKLY TO HIS FEET INDEED HAD HE NOT INSTANTLY CLUTCHED THE RAIL HE WOULD CERTAINLY HAVE BEEN THROWN INTO THE SEETHING WEIGHTS A FIERCE SNOW STORM WAS RAGING THE WIND WAS DIRECTLY ASTERN DRIVING OUR SLOPE AT A TERRIFIC SPEED AND WAS THREATENING EVERY MOMENT TO CAPSIZE US
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