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"You may easily do that," returned the American. "It is four against one, but that will not prevent me from holding my own opinion." "Keep it and welcome, but keep it to yourself, if you please, for the future," exclaimed Hatteras. YOU MAY EASILY DO THAT RETURNED THE AMERICAN IT IS FOUR AGAINST ONE BUT THAT WILL NOT PREVENT ME FROM HOLDING MY OWN OPINION KEEP IT IN WELCOME BUT KEEP IT TO YOURSELF IF YOU PLEASE FOR THE FUTURE EXCLAIMED HATTERAS
men on board the Phoenix, and reached London safely on the 7th of October, 1853, having traversed the whole extent between Behring's Straits and Cape Farewell." "Well, if arriving on one side and leaving at the other is not going through, I don't know what is!" said Hatteras. "Yes, but he went four hundred and seventy miles over ice-fields," objected Altamont. "What of that?" "Everything; that is the gist of the whole argument. It was not the Investigator that went through." "No," replied Clawbonny, "for, at the close of the fourth winter, McClure was obliged to leave her among the ice." "Well, in maritime expeditions the vessel has to get through, and not the man; and if ever the Northwest Passage is practicable, it will be for ships and not sledges. If a ship cannot go, a sloop must." "A sloop!" exclaimed Hatteras, discovering a hidden meaning in the words. "Altamont," said the Doctor, "your distinction is simply puerile, and in that respect we all consider that you are in the wrong. WARDS HE TOOK PASSAGE WITH TWELVE MEN ON BOARD THE PHOENIX AND REACHED LONDON SAFELY ON THE SEVENTH OF OCTOBER EIGHTEEN FIFTY THREE HAVING TRAVERSED THE WHOLE EXTENT BETWEEN BERING STRAITS AND CAPE FAREWELL WELL IF ARRIVING ON ONE SIDE AND LEAVING AT THE OTHER IS NOT GOING THROUGH I DON'T KNOW WHAT IS SAID HATTERAS YES BUT HE WENT FOUR HUNDRED AND SEVENTY MILES OVER ICE FIELDS OBJECTED ALTAMONT WHAT OF THAT EVERYTHING THAT IS THE GIST OF THE WHOLE ARGUMENT IT WAS NOT THE INVESTIGATOR THAT WENT THROUGH NO REPLIED CLAWBONNY FOR AT THE CLOSE OF THE FOURTH WINTER MC CLURE WAS OBLIGED TO LEAVE HER AMONG THE ICE WELL IN MARITIME EXPEDITIONS THE VESSEL HAS TO GET THROUGH AND NOT THE MAN AND IF EVER THE NORTH WEST PASSAGE IS PRACTICABLE IT WILL BE FOR SHIPS AND NOT SLEDGES IF A SHIP CANNOT GO A SLOOP MUST A SLOOP EXCLAIMED HATTERAS DISCOVERING A HIDDEN MEANING IN THE WORDS ALTAMONT SAID THE DOCTOR YOUR DISTINCTION IS SIMPLY PRAERIAL AND IN THAT RESPECT WE ALL CONSIDER THAT YOU ARE IN THE WRONG
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