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Hatteras went towards him, and watched his efforts to articulate so attentively that in a few minutes he made out a word that sounded like Porpoise, and stooping over him he asked   "Is it the Porpoise?" Altamont made a sign in the affirmative, and Hatteras went on with his queries, now that he had found a clue. HATTERAS WENT TOWARDS HIM AND WATCHED HIS EFFORTS TO ARTICULATE SO ATTENTIVELY THAT IN A FEW MINUTES HE MADE OUT A WORD THAT SOUNDED LIKE PORPOISE AND STOOPING OVER HIM HE ASKED IS IT THE PORPOISE ALTAMONT MADE A SIGN IN THE AFFIRMATIVE AND HATTERAS WENT ON WITH HIS QUERIES NOW THAT HE HAD FOUND A CLUE
hnson, with his wiser head and calmer temperament, recalled him to reason and duty by calling out-- "Come, Bell, let us be off to the sledge." "All right," said Bell, and the two had risen to leave the hut, when Hatteras exclaimed-- "Oh, Johnson! You! you! Well, go! I shall stay, I shall stay!" "Captain!" said Johnson, stopping in spite of himself. "I shall stay, I tell you. Go! Leave me like the rest! Come, Duk, you and I will stay together." The faithful dog barked as if he understood, and settled himself down beside his master. Johnson looked at the Doctor, who seemed at a loss to know what to do, but came to the conclusion at last that the best way, meantime, was to calm Hatteras, even at the sacrifice of a day. He was just about to try the force of his eloquence in this direction, when he felt a light touch on his arm, and turning round saw Altamont who had crawled out of bed and managed to get on his knees. He was trying to speak, but his swollen lips could scarcely make a sound. AN TO WAVER HE WAS ON THE POINT OF YIELDING WHEN JOHNSON WITH HIS WISER HEAD AND CALMER TEMPERAMENT RECALLED HIM THE REASON AND DUTY BY CALLING OUT COME BELL LET US BE OFF TO THE SLEDGE ALL RIGHT SAID BELL AND THE TWO HAD RISEN TO LEAVE THE HUT WHEN HATTERAS EXCLAIMED OH JOHNSON YOU YOU WELL GO I SHALL STAY I SHALL STAY CAPTAIN SAID JOHNSON STOPPING IN SPITE OF HIMSELF I SHALL STAY I TELL YOU GO LEAVE ME LIKE THE REST COME DUKE YOU AND I WILL STAY TOGETHER THE FAITHFUL DOG BARKED AS IF HE UNDERSTOOD AND SETTLED HIMSELF DOWN BESIDE HIS MASTER JOHNSON LOOKED AT THE DOCTOR WHO SEEMED AT A LOSS TO KNOW WHAT TO DO BUT CAME TO THE CONCLUSION AT LAST THAT THE BEST WAY MEANTIME WAS TO CALM HATTERAS EVEN AT THE SACRIFICE OF A DAY HE WAS JUST ABOUT TO TRY THE FORCE OF HIS ELOQUENCE IN THIS DIRECTION WHEN HE FELT A LIGHT TOUCH ON HIS ARM AND TURNING ROUND SAW ALTAMONT WHO HAD CRAWLED OUT OF BED AND MANAGED TO GET ON HIS KNEES HE WAS TRYING TO SPEAK BUT HIS SWOLLEN LIPS COULD SCARCELY MAKE A SOUND
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