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The Doctor did the packing, and made an exact calculation of how long their stores would last. THE DOCTOR DID THE PACKING AND MADE AN EXACT CALCULATION OF HOW LONG THEIR STORES WOULD LAST
sure of the position of his ship," said the Doctor. "But suppose the ice-field should have drifted like ours?" Here Altamont, who was listening attentively, made a sign that he wished to speak, and, after much difficulty, he succeeded in telling the Doctor that the Porpoise had struck on rocks near the coast, and that it was impossible for her to move. This was re-assuring information, though it cut off all hope of returning to Europe, unless Bell could construct a smaller ship out of the wreck. [Illustration: ] No time was lost in getting ready to start. The sledge was the principal thing, as it needed thorough repair. There was plenty of wood, and, profiting by the experience they had recently had of this mode of transit, several improvements were made by Bell. Inside, a sort of couch was laid for the American, and covered over with the tent. The small stock of provisions did not add much to the weight, but, to make up the deficiency, as much wood was piled up on it as it could hold. SUPPOSE HOW CAN THAT BE CAPTAIN THE MAN SEEMS QUITE SURE OF THE POSITION OF HIS SHIP SAID THE DOCTOR BUT SUPPOSE THE ICE FIELD SHOULD HAVE DRIFTED LIKE OURS HERE ALTAMONT WHO WAS LISTENING ATTENTIVELY MADE A SIGN THAT HE WISHED TO SPEAK AND AFTER MUCH DIFFICULTY HE SUCCEEDED IN TELLING THE DOCTOR THAT THE PORPOISE HAD STRUCK ON ROCKS NEAR THE COAST AND IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE FOR HER TO MOVE THIS WAS REASSURING INFORMATION THOUGH IT CUT OFF ALL HOPE OF RETURNING TO EUROPE UNLESS BELL COULD CONSTRUCT SMALLER SHIP OUT OF THE WRECK NO TIME WAS LOST IN GETTING READY TO START THE SLEDGE WAS THE PRINCIPAL THING AS IT NEEDED THOROUGH REPAIR THERE WAS PLENTY OF WOOD AND PROFITING BY THE EXPERIENCE THEY HAD RECENTLY HAD OF THIS MODE OF TRANSIT SEVERAL IMPROVEMENTS WERE MADE BY BELL INSIDE A SORT OF COUCH WAS LAID FOR THE AMERICAN AND COVERED OVER WITH THE TENT THE SMALL STOCK OF PROVISIONS DID NOT ADD MUCH TO THE WEIGHT BUT TO MAKE UP FOR THE DEFICIENCY AS MUCH WOOD WAS PILED UPON IT AS IT COULD HOLD
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