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At the end of two hours, they sank exhausted. Hatteras urged them to make a fresh attempt, but his entreaties and supplications were powerless; they could not do impossibilities. [Illustration: ] "Well, at any rate," he said, "I won't die of cold if I must of hunger." AT THE END OF TWO HOURS THEY SANK EXHAUSTED HATTERAS URGED THEM TO MAKE A FRESH ATTEMPT BUT HIS ENTREATIES AND SUPPLICATIONS WERE POWERLESS THEY COULD NOT DO IMPOSSIBILITIES WELL AT ANY RATE HE SAID I WON'T DIE OF COLD IF I MUST OF HUNGER
r. Thanks to his endeavours, all danger was over in about an hour, but he was advised to keep his hands at a good distance from the stove for some time still. That morning they had no breakfast. Pemmican and salt beef were both done. Not a crumb of biscuit remained. They were obliged to content themselves with half a cup of hot coffee, and start off again. They scarcely went three miles before they were compelled to give up for the day. They had no supper but coffee, and the dogs were so ravenous that they were almost devouring each other. Johnson fancied he could see the bear following them in the distance, but he made no remark to his companions. Sleep forsook the unfortunate men, and their eyes grew wild and haggard. Tuesday morning came, and it was thirty-four hours since they had tasted a morsel of food. Yet these brave, stout-hearted men continued their march, sustained by their superhuman energy of purpose. They pushed the sledge themselves, for the dogs could no longer draw it. E SOON SAID THE DOCTOR THANKS TO HIS ENDEAVOURS ALL DANGER WAS OVER IN ABOUT AN HOUR BUT HE WAS ADVISED TO KEEP HIS HANDS AT A GOOD DISTANCE FROM THE STOVE FOR SOME TIME STILL THAT MORNING THEY HAD NO BREAKFAST PEMMICAN AND SALT BEEF WERE BOTH DONE NOT A CRUMB OF BISCUIT REMAINED THEY WERE OBLIGED TO CONTENT THEMSELVES WITH HALF A CUP OF HOT COFFEE AND START OFF AGAIN THEY SCARCELY WENT THREE MILES BEFORE THEY WERE COMPELLED TO GIVE UP FOR THE DAY THEY HAD NO SUPPER BUT COFFEE AND THE DOGS WERE SO RAVENOUS THAT THEY WERE ALMOST DEVOURING EACH OTHER JOHNSON FANCIED HE COULD SEE THE BEAR FOLLOWING THEM IN THE DISTANCE BUT HE MADE NO REMARK TO HIS COMPANIONS SLEEP FORSOOK THE UNFORTUNATE MEN AND THEIR EYES GREW WILD AND HAGGARD TUESDAY MORNING CAME AND IT WAS THIRTY FOUR HOURS SINCE THEY HAD TASTED A MORSEL OF FOOD YET THESE BRAVE STOUT HEARTED MEN CONTINUED THEIR MARCH SUSTAINED BY THEIR SUPERHUMAN ENERGY OF PURPOSE THEY PUSHED THE SLEDGE THEMSELVES FOR THEIR DOGS COULD NO LONGER DRAW IT
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