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Bell most opportunely chanced to shoot a white hare and several ptarmigans, which made an agreeable variety from the pemmican and salt meat. Clawbonny was master of the ceremonies, and brought in his pudding, adorning himself with the insignia of his office  a big apron, and a knife dangling at his belt. BELL MOST OPPORTUNELY CHANCED TO SHOOT A WHITE HARE AND SEVERAL PTARMIGANS WHICH MADE AN AGREEABLE VARIETY FROM THE PEMMICAN AND SALT MEAT CLAWBONNY WAS THE MASTER OF CEREMONIES AND BROUGHT IN HIS PUDDING ADORNING HIMSELF WITH THE INSIGNIA OF HIS OFFICE A BIG APRON AND A KNIFE DANGLING AT HIS BELT
 With a greater show of frankness, he was in reality far more deep and crafty than Hatteras. He was more free and easy, but not so true-hearted, and somehow his apparent openness did not inspire such confidence as the Englishman's gloomy reserve. [Illustration: ] The Doctor was in constant dread of a collision between the rival captains, and yet one must command inevitably, and which should it be! Hatteras had the men, but Altamont had the ship, and it was hard to say whose was the better right. It required all the Doctor's tact to keep things smooth, for the simplest conversation threatened to lead to strife. At last, in spite of all his endeavours, an outbreak occurred on the occasion of a grand banquet by way of "house-warming," when the new habitation was completed. This banquet was Dr Clawbonny's idea. He was head-cook, and distinguished himself by the concoction of a wonderful pudding, which would positively have done no dishonour to the cuisine of the Lord Chancellor of England. SCORD RATHER THAN TO MAKE THE MEN FRIENDS WITH A GREATER SHOW OF FRANKNESS HE WAS IN REALITY FAR MORE DEEP AND CRAFTY THAN HATTERAS HE WAS MORE FREE AND EASY BUT NOT SO TRUE HEARTED AND SOMEHOW HIS APPARENT OPENNESS DID NOT INSPIRE SUCH CONFIDENCE AS THE ENGLISHMAN'S GLOOMY RESERVE THE DOCTOR WAS IN CONSTANT DREAD OF A COLLISION BETWEEN THE RIVAL CAPTAINS AND YET ONE MUST COMMAND INEVITABLY AND WHICH SHOULD IT BE HATTERAS HAD THE MEN BUT ALTAMONT HAD THE SHIP AND IT WAS HARD TO SAY WHOSE WAS THE BETTER RIGHT IT REQUIRED ALL THE DOCTOR'S TACT TO KEEP THINGS SMOOTH FOR THE SIMPLEST CONVERSATION THREATENED TO LEAD TO STRIFE AT LAST IN SPITE OF ALL HIS ENDEAVOURS AN OUTBREAK OCCURRED ON THE OCCASION OF A GRAND BANQUET BY WAY OF HOUSE WARMING WHEN THE NEW HABITATION WAS COMPLETED THIS BANQUET WAS DOCTOR CLAWBONNY'S IDEA HE WAS HEAD COOK AND DISTINGUISHED HIMSELF BY THE CONCOCTION OF A WONDERFUL PUDDING WHICH WOULD POSITIVELY DONE NO DISHONOR TO THE QUIZZINE OF THE LORD CHANCELLOR OF ENGLAND
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