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Longer search was useless, and nothing remained but to resume the route north. The tempest was dying out, and about five in the morning on the 11th of July, the wind fell, and the sea gradually became calm. LONG A SEARCH WAS USELESS AND NOTHING REMAINED BUT TO RESUME THE ROUTE NORTH THE TEMPEST WAS DYING OUT AND ABOUT FIVE IN THE MORNING ON THE ELEVENTH OF JULY THE WIND FELL AND THE SEA GRADUALLY BECAME CALM
n the morning. CHAPTER XXIII. THE ENGLISH FLAG For a few seconds they seemed stupefied, and then a cry of "Hatteras!" broke from every lip. On all sides, nothing was visible but the tempestuous ocean. Duk barked desperately, and Bell could hardly keep him from leaping into the waves. "Take the helm, Altamont," said the Doctor, "and let us try our utmost to find our poor captain." Johnson and Bell seized the oars, and rowed about for more than an hour; but their search was vain--Hatteras was lost! Lost! and so near the Pole, just as he had caught sight of the goal! The Doctor called, and shouted, and fired signals, and Duk made piteous lamentations; but there was no response. Clawbonny could bear up no longer; he buried his head in his hands, and fairly wept aloud. At such a distance from the coast, it was impossible Hatteras could reach it alive, without an oar or even so much as a spar to help him; if ever he touched the haven of his desire, it would be as a swollen, mutilated corpse! AS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERNE CHAPTER TWENTY THREE THE ENGLISH FLAG FOR A FEW SECONDS THEY SEEMED STUPEFIED AND THEN A CRY OF HATTERAS BROKE FROM EVERY LIP ON ALL SIDES NOTHING WAS VISIBLE BUT THE TEMPESTUOUS OCEAN DUKE BARKED DESPERATELY AND BELL COULD HARDLY KEEP HIM FROM LEAPING INTO THE WAVES TAKE THE HELM ALTAMONT SAID THE DOCTOR AND LET US TRY OUR UTMOST TO FIND OUR POOR CAPTAIN JOHNSON AND BELL SEIZED THE OARS AND ROWED ABOUT FOR MORE THAN AN HOUR BUT THEIR SEARCH WAS VAIN HATTERAS WAS LOST LOST AND SO NEAR THE POLE JUST AS HE HAD CAUGHT SIGHT OF THE GOAL THE DOCTOR CALLED AND SHOUTED AND FIRED SIGNALS AND DUKE MADE PITEOUS LAMENTATIONS BUT THERE WAS NO RESPONSE CLAWBONNY COULD BEAR UP NO LONGER HE BURIED HIS HEAD IN HIS HANDS AND FAIRLY WEPT ALOUD AT SUCH A DISTANCE FROM THE COAST IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE HATTERAS COULD REACH IT ALIVE WITHOUT AN AWAR OR EVEN SO MUCH AS A SPAR TO HELP HIM IF EVER HE TOUCHED THE HAVEN OF HIS DESIRE IT WOULD BE AS A SWOLLEN MUTILATED CORPSE
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