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"Well, we'll go across it." "But we have no boat." Hatteras did not answer, and looked embarrassed. "Perhaps," suggested Bell, "we might make a ship out of some of the planks of the Porpoise." "Never!" exclaimed Hatteras, vehemently. WELL WE'LL GO ACROSS IT BUT WE HAVE NO BO HATTERAS DID NOT ANSWER AND LOOKED EMBARRASSED PERHAPS SUGGESTED BELL WE MIGHT MAKE A SHIP OUT OF SOME OF THE PLANKS OF THE PORPOISE NEVER EXCLAIMED HATTERAS VEHEMENTLY
provisions enough. There is nothing to stop us, and we should be culpable, in my opinion, if we allowed ourselves to abandon the project." "Very well, captain, I'll go along with you." "That's right; I never doubted you," said Hatteras. "We shall succeed, and England will have all the glory." "But there is an American among us!" said Johnson. Hatteras could not repress an impatient exclamation. "I know it!" he said, in a stern voice. "We cannot leave him behind," added the Doctor. "No, we can't," repeated Hatteras, almost mechanically. "And he will be sure to go too." "Yes, he will go too; but who will command?" "You, captain." "And if you all obey my orders, will the Yankee refuse?" "I shouldn't think so; but suppose he should, what can be done?" "He and I must fight it out, then." The three Englishmen looked at Hatteras, but said nothing. Then the Doctor asked how they were to go. "By the coast, as far as possible," was the reply. "But what if we find open water, as is likely enough?  NEAR THE POLE WE GET AWAY FROM THE POINT OF GREATEST COLD WE HAVE FUEL AND PROVISIONS ENOUGH THERE IS NOTHING TO STOP US AND WE SHOULD BE CULPABLE IN MY OPINION IF WE ALLOWED OURSELVES TO ABANDON THE PROJECT VERY WELL CAPTAIN I'LL GO ALONG WITH YOU THAT'S RIGHT I NEVER DOUBTED YOU SAID HATTERAS WE SHALL SUCCEED AND ENGLAND WILL HAVE ALL THE GLORY BUT THERE IS AN AMERICAN AMONG US SAID JOHNSON HATTERAS COULD NOT REPRESS AN IMPATIENT EXCLAMATION I KNOW IT HE SAID IN A STERN VOICE WE CANNOT LEAVE HIM BEHIND ADDED THE DOCTOR NO WE CAN'T REPEATED HATTERAS ALMOST MECHANICALLY AND HE WILL BE SURE TO GO TOO YES HE WILL GO TOO BUT WHO WILL COMMAND YOU CAPTAIN AND IF YOU ALL OBEY MY ORDERS WILL THE YANKEE REFUSE I SHOULDN'T THINK SO BUT SUPPOSE HE SHOULD WHAT CAN BE DONE HE AND I MUST FIGHT IT OUT THEN THE THREE ENGLISHMEN LOOKED AT HATTERAS BUT SAID NOTHING THEN THE DOCTOR ASKED HOW THEY WERE TO GO BY THE COAST AS FAR AS POSSIBLE WAS THE REPLY BUT WHAT IF WE FIND OPEN WATER AS IS LIKELY ENOUGH
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