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But Heaven pitied the poor fellows, for the very next day Altamont distinctly perceived a sail on the horizon. Every one knows the torturing suspense that follows such an appearance, and the agonizing dread lest it should prove a false hope. BUT HEAVEN PITIED THE POOR FELLOWS FOR THE VERY NEXT DAY ALTAMONT DISTINCTLY PERCEIVED A SAIL ON THE HORIZON EVERY ONE KNOWS THE TORTURING SUSPENSE THAT FOLLOWS SUCH AN APPEARANCE AND THE AGONIZING DREAD LEST IT SHOULD PROVE A FALSE HOPE
hem momentary strength, and they resumed their march without stopping a minute longer. CHAPTER XXVI. CONCLUSION. It would be useless to enumerate all the misfortunes which befell the survivors of the expedition. Even the men themselves were never able to give any detailed narrative of the events which occurred during the week subsequent to the horrible discovery related in the last chapter. However, on the 9th of September, by superhuman exertions, they arrived at last at Cape Horsburg, the extreme point of North Devon. They were absolutely starving. For forty-eight hours they had tasted nothing, and their last meal had been off the flesh of their last Esquimaux dog. Bell could go no further, and Johnson felt himself dying. They were on the shore of Baffin's Bay, now half-frozen over; that is to say, on the road to Europe, and three miles off the waves were dashing noiselessly on the sharp edges of the ice-field. Here they must wait their chance of a whaler appearing; and for how long? ISOWSKI TAUSON MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES BYRNE CHAPTER TWENTY SIX CONCLUSION IT WOULD BE USELESS TO ENUMERATE ALL THE MISFORTUNES WHICH BEFELL THE SURVIVORS OF THE EXPEDITION EVEN THE MEN THEMSELVES WERE NEVER ABLE TO GIVE ANY DETAILED NARRATIVE OF THE EVENTS WHICH OCCURRED DURING THE WEEK SUBSEQUENT OF THE HORRIBLE DISCOVERY RELATED IN THE LAST CHAPTER HOWEVER ON THE NINTH OF SEPTEMBER BY SUPERHUMAN EXERTIONS THEY ARRIVED AT LAST AT CAPE HORSBURG THE EXTREME POINT OF NORTH DEVON THEY WERE ABSOLUTELY STARVING FOR FORTY EIGHT HOURS THEY HAD TASTED NOTHING AND THEIR LAST MEAL HAD BEEN OFF THE FLESH OF THEIR LAST ESQUIMAUX DOG BELL COULD GO NO FURTHER AND JOHNSON FELT HIMSELF DYING THEY WERE ON THE SHORE OF BAFFIN'S BAY NOW HALF FROZEN OVER THAT IS TO SAY ON THE ROAD TO EUROPE AND THREE MILES OFF THE WAVES WERE DASHING NOISELESSLY ON THE SHARP EDGES OF THE ICE FIELD HERE THEY MUST WAIT THEIR CHANCE OF A WHALER APPEARING AND FOR HOW LONG
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