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He seemed gazing into space, but his face had recovered its calm, self possessed expression. His faithful dog stood beside him, like his master, apparently insensible to the biting cold, though the temperature was 32 degrees below zero. HE SEEMED GAZING INTO SPACE BUT HIS FACE HAD RECOVERED ITS CALM SELF POSSESSED EXPRESSION HIS FAITHFUL DOG STOOD BESIDE HIM LIKE HIS MASTER APPARENTLY INSENSIBLE TO THE BITING COLD THOUGH THE TEMPERATURE WAS THIRTY TWO DEGREES BELOW ZERO
seas?" "She rushed on to her ruin like the rest of foolhardy adventurers; but, tell me, did you find the coal?" The Doctor shook his head sadly. "No coal! not a vestige! No, we did not even get as far as the place mentioned by Sir Edward Belcher." "Then we have no fuel whatever?" said the old sailor. "No." "And no provisions?" "No." "And no ship to make our way back to England?" It required courage indeed to face these gloomy realities, but, after a moment's silence, Johnson said again-- "Well, at any rate we know exactly how we stand. The first thing to be done now is to make a hut, for we can't stay long exposed to this temperature." "Yes, we'll soon manage that with Bell's help," replied the Doctor. "Then we must go and find the sledge, and bring back the American, and have a consultation with Hatteras." "Poor captain," said Johnson, always forgetting his own troubles, "how he must feel it!" Clawbonny and Bell found Hatteras standing motionless, his arms folded in his usual fashion.  I WONDER WHAT THE PORPOISE WAS AND WHAT BROUGHT HER IN THESE SEAS SHE RUSHED ON TO HER RUIN LIKE THE REST OF FOOLHARDY ADVENTURERS BUT TELL ME DID YOU FIND THE COAL THE DOCTOR SHOOK HIS HEAD SADLY NO COAL NOT A VESTIGE NO WE DID NOT EVEN GET AS FAR AS THE PLACE MENTIONED BY SIR EDWARD BELCHER THEN WE HAVE NO FUEL WHATEVER SAID THE OLD SAILOR NO AND NO PROVISIONS NO AND NO SHIP TO MAKE OUR WAY BACK TO ENGLAND IT REQUIRED COURAGE INDEED TO FACE THESE GLOOMY REALITIES BUT AFTER A MOMENT'S SILENCE JOHNSON SAID AGAIN WELL AT ANY RATE WE KNOW EXACTLY HOW WE STAND THE FIRST THING TO BE DONE NOW IS TO MAKE A HUT FOR WE CAN'T STAY LONG EXPOSED TO THIS TEMPERATURE YES WE'LL SOON MANAGE THAT WITH BELL'S HELP REPLIED THE DOCTOR THEN WE MUST GO AND FIND THE SLEDGE AND BRING BACK THE AMERICAN AND HAVE A CONSULTATION WITH HATTERAS POOR CAPTAIN SAID JOHNSON ALWAYS FORGETTING HIS OWN TROUBLES HOW HE MUST FEEL IT CLAWBONNY AND BELL FOUND HATTERAS STANDING MOTIONLESS HIS ARMS FOLDED IN HIS USUAL FASHION
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