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"And that mountain that we discovered in the west we will call Bell Mount, if our carpenter is willing." "It is doing me too much honour," replied Bell. "It is simple justice," returned the Doctor. "Nothing could be better," said Altamont. AND THAT MOUNTAIN THAT WE DISCOVERED IN THE WEST WE WILL CALL BELL MOUNT IF OUR CARPENTER IS WILLING IT IS DOING ME TOO MUCH HONOUR REPLIED BELL IT IS SIMPLE JUSTICE RETURNED THE DOCTOR NOTHING COULD BE BETTER SAID ALTAMONT
eras, almost beside himself with passion, "that is less offensive to an Englishman." "But not one which sounds so sweet to an American," retorted Altamont, proudly. "Come, come," said the Doctor, "no discussion on that subject. An American has a perfect right to be proud of his great countryman! Let us honour genius wherever it is met with; and since Altamont has made his choice, let us take our turn next; let the captain----" "Doctor!" interrupted Hatteras, "I have no wish that my name should figure anywhere on this continent, seeing that it belongs to America." "Is this your unalterable determination?" asked Clawbonny. "It is." The Doctor did not insist further. "Very well, we'll have it to ourselves then," he continued, turning to Johnson and Bell. "We'll leave our traces behind us. I propose that the island we see out there, about three miles away from the shore, should be called Isle Johnson, in honour of our boatswain,'' "Oh, Mr. Clawbonny," began Johnson, in no little confusion. N REPLIED ALTAMONT YOU MIGHT CHOOSE A NAME SIR EXCLAIMED HATTERAS ALMOST BESIDE HIMSELF WITH PASSION THAT IS LESS OFFENSIVE TO AN ENGLISHMAN BUT NOT ONE WHICH SOUNDS SO SWEET TO AN AMERICAN RETORTED ALTAMONT PROUDLY COME COME SAID THE DOCTOR NO DISCUSSION ON THAT SUBJECT AN AMERICAN HAS A PERFECT RIGHT TO BE PROUD OF HIS GREAT COUNTRYMEN LET US HONOR GENIUS WHEREVER IT IS MET WITH AND SINCE ALTAMONT HAS MADE HIS CHOICE LET US TAKE OUR TURN NEXT LET THE CAPTAIN DOCTOR INTERRUPTED HATTERAS I HAVE NO WISH THAT MY NAME SHOULD FIGURE ANYWHERE ON THIS CONTINENT SEEING THAT IT BELONGS TO AMERICA IS THIS YOUR UNALTERABLE DETERMINATION ASKED CLAWBONNY IT IS THE DOCTOR DID NOT INSIST FURTHER VERY WELL WE'LL HAVE IT TO OURSELVES THEN HE CONTINUED TURNING TO JOHNSON AND BELL WE'LL LEAVE OUR TRACES BEHIND US I PROPOSE THAT THE ISLAND WE SEE OUT THERE ABOUT THREE MILES AWAY FROM THE SHORE SHOULD BE CALLED ISLE JOHNSON IN HONOR OF OUR BOATSWAIN OH MISTER CLAWBONNY BEGAN JOHNSON IN NO LITTLE CONFUSION
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