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Clawbonny then went on to describe the diurnal and annual motions of the earth  the one round its own axis, the extremities of which are the poles, which is accomplished in twenty four hours, and the other round the sun, which takes a whole year. Bell and Johnson listened half incredulously, and [Illustration: ] couldn't see why the earth could not have been allowed to keep still, till Altamont informed them that they would then have had neither day nor night, nor spring, summer, autumn, and winter. CLAWBONNY THEN WENT ON TO DESCRIBE THE DIURNAL AND ANNUAL MOTIONS OF THE EARTH THE ONE ROUND ITS OWN AXIS THE EXTREMITIES OF WHICH ARE THE POLES WHICH IS ACCOMPLISHED IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS AND THE OTHER ROUND THE SUN WHICH TAKES A WHOLE YEAR BELL AND JOHNSON LISTENED HALF INCREDULOUSLY AND COULDN'T SEE WHY THE EARTH COULD NOT HAVE BEEN ALLOWED TO KEEP STILL TILL ALTAMONT INFORMED THEM THAT THEY WOULD THEN HAVE HAD NEITHER DAY NOR NIGHT NOR SPRING SUMMER AUTUMN AND WINTER
nds, come to table," said the Doctor, merrily. Coming to table was just squatting on the ground. "But who," said Clawbonny, "would not give all the tables and dining-rooms in the world to dine at 89" 59' and 15" N. lat.?" It was an exciting occasion this first meal at the Pole! What neither ancients nor moderns, neither Europeans, nor Americans, nor Asiatics had been able to accomplish was now achieved, and all past sufferings and perils were forgotten in the glow of success. "But, after all," said Johnson, after toasts to Hatteras and the North Pole had been enthusiastically drunk, "what is there so very special about the North Pole? Will you tell me, Mr. Clawbonny?" "Just this, my good Johnson. It is the only point of the globe that is motionless; all the other points are revolving with extreme rapidity." "But I don't see that we are any more motionless here than at Liverpool." "Because in both cases you are a party concerned, both in the motion and the rest; but the fact is certain.  TO TABLE SAID THE DOCTOR MERRILY COMING TO TABLE WAS JUST SQUATTING ON THE GROUND BUT WHO SAID CLAWBONNY WOULD NOT GIVE ALL THE TABLES AND DINING ROOMS IN THE WORLD TO DINE AT EIGHTY NINE DEGREES FIFTY NINE MINUTES AND FIFTEEN SECONDS NORTH LATITUDE IT WAS AN EXCITING OCCASION THIS FIRST MEAL AT THE POLE WHAT NEITHER ANCIENTS NOR MODERNS NEITHER EUROPEANS NOR AMERICANS NOR ASIATICS HAD BEEN ABLE TO ACCOMPLISH WAS NOW ACHIEVED AND ALL PAST SUFFERINGS AND PERILS WERE FORGOTTEN IN THE GLOW OF SUCCESS BUT AFTER ALL SAID JOHNSON AFTER TOASTS TO HATTERAS AND THE NORTH POLE HAD BEEN ENTHUSIASTICALLY DRUNK WHAT IS THERE SO VERY SPECIAL ABOUT THE NORTH POLE WILL YOU TELL ME MISTER CLAWBONNY JUST THIS MY GOOD JOHNSON IT IS THE ONLY POINT OF THE GLOBE THAT IS MOTIONLESS ALL THE OTHER POINTS ARE EVOLVING WITH EXTREME RAPIDITY BUT I DON'T SEE THAT WE'RE ANY MORE MOTIONLESS HERE THAN AT LIVERPOOL BECAUSE IN BOTH CASES YOU ARE A PARTY CONCERNED BOTH IN THE MOTION AND THE REST BUT THE FACT IS CERTAIN
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