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Since the journey must be made on land, he did not care whether the sea was open or not; and the day of departure was fixed for the 25th of June  Johnson and Bell undertaking the necessary repairs of the sledge. SINCE A JOURNEY MUST BE MADE ON LAND HE DID NOT CARE WHETHER THE SEA WAS OPEN OR NOT AND THE DAY OF DEPARTURE WAS FIXED FOR THE TWENTY FIFTH OF JUNE JOHNSON AND BELL UNDERTAKING THE NECESSARY REPAIRS OF THE SLEDGE
y shook hands warmly with Altamont; while the Doctor recounted all that had passed, and how the American captain had saved the English captain's life. That night no five happier men could have been found than those that lay sleeping in the little snow house. CHAPTER XVIII. FINAL PREPARATIONS Next day the weather changed, the cold returned. Snow, and rain, and tempest came in quick succession for several days. Bell had completed the sloop, and done his work well, for the little vessel was admirably adapted for the purpose contemplated, being high at the sides and partly decked so as to be able to stand a heavy sea, and yet light enough to be drawn on the sledge without overburdening the dogs. At last a change of the greatest importance took place. The ice began to tremble in the centre of the bay, and the highest masses became loosened at their base ready to form icebergs, and drift away before the first gale; but Hatteras would not wait for the ice-fields to break up before he started. PTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIBERAL BOX RECORDING ALL LIBERAL BOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIBERAL BOX DOT BORG THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES VERNE CHAPTER EIGHTEEN FINAL PREPARATIONS NEXT DAY THE WEATHER CHANGED THE COLD RETURNED SNOW AND RAIN AND TEMPEST CAME IN QUICK SUCCESSION FOR SEVERAL DAYS BELL HAD COMPLETED THE SLOOP AND DONE HIS WORK WELL FOR THE LITTLE VESSEL WAS ADMIRABLY ADAPTED FOR THE PURPOSE CONTEMPLATED BEING HIGH AT THE SIDES AND PARTLY DECKED SO AS TO BE ABLE TO STAND A HEAVY SEA AND YET LIGHT ENOUGH TO BE DRAWN ON THE SLEDGE WITHOUT OVERBURDENING THE DOGS AT LAST A CHANGE OF THE GREATEST IMPORTANCE TOOK PLACE THE ICE BEGAN TO TREMBLE IN THE CENTRE OF THE BAY AND THE HIGHEST MASSES BECAME LOOSENED AT THEIR BASE READY TO FORM ICEBERGS AND DRIFT AWAY BEFORE THE FIRST GALE BUT HATTERAS WOULD NOT WAIT FOR THE ICE FIELDS TO BREAK UP BEFORE HE STARTED
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