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"It would be a difficult matter to prove that the Porpoise did not come here, even supposing she reached this coast by land," continued Altamont, without noticing Johnson's protest. IT WOULD BE A DIFFICULT MATTER TO PROVE THAT THE PORPOISE DID NOT COME HERE EVEN SUPPOSING SHE REACHED THIS COAST BY LAND CONTINUED ALTAMONT WITHOUT NOTICING JOHNSON'S PROTEST
aid the Doctor, almost regretting that he had started a discussion so pregnant with national rivalries. "Let us proceed with the continent where we find ourselves at present," resumed Hatteras. "I am not aware that any name whatever has been affixed to it, even in the most recent charts." He looked at Altamont as he spoke, who met his gaze steadily, and said-- "Possibly you may be mistaken again, Hatteras." "Mistaken! What! This unknown continent, this virgin soil----" "Has already a name," replied Altamont, coolly. Hatteras was silent, but his lip quivered. "And what name has it, then?" asked the Doctor, rather astonished at Altamont's affirmation. "My dear Clawbonny," replied the American, "it is the custom, not to say the right, of every navigator to christen the soil on which he is the first to set foot. It appears to me, therefore, that it is my privilege and duty on this occasion to exercise my prerogative, and--" "But, sir," interrupted Johnson, rather nettled at his sang froid.  SO BE IT SAID HATTERAS VERY WELL THAT IS AN UNDERSTOOD THING THEN SAID THE DOCTOR ALMOST REGRETTING HE HAD STARTED A DISCUSSION SO PREGNANT WITH NATIONAL RIVALRIES LET US PROCEED WITH THE CONTINENT WHERE WE FIND OURSELVES AT PRESENT RESUMED HATTERAS I AM NOT AWARE THAT ANY NAME WHATEVER HAS BEEN AFFIXED TO IT EVEN IN THE MOST RECENT CHARTS HE LOOKED AT ALTAMONT AS HE SPOKE WHO MET HIS GAZE STEADILY AND SAID POSSIBLY YOU MAY BE MISTAKEN AGAIN HATTERAS MISTAKEN WHAT THIS UNKNOWN CONTINENT THIS VIRGIN SOIL HAS ALREADY A NAME REPLIED ALTAMONT COOLLY HATTERAS WAS SILENT BUT HIS LIP QUIVERED WHAT NAME HAS IT THEN ASKED THE DOCTOR RATHER ASTONISHED AT ALTAMONT'S AFFIRMATION MY DEAR CLAWBONNY REPLIED THE AMERICAN IT IS THE CUSTOM NOT TO SAY THE RIGHT OF EVERY NAVIGATOR TO CHRISTEN THE SOIL ON WHICH HE IS THE FIRST TO SET FOOT IT APPEARS TO ME THEREFORE THAT IT IS MY PRIVILEGE AND DUTY ON THIS OCCASION TO EXERCISE MY PREROGATIVE AND BUT SIR INTERRUPTED JOHNSON RATHER NETTLED AT HIS SAINT FROIS
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