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The light became stronger the nearer they approached, and soon they were walking in a bright luminous track, leaving their long shadows behind them on the spotless snow. THE LIGHT BECAME STRONGER THE NEARER THEY APPROACHED AND SOON THEY WERE WALKING IN A BRIGHT LUMINOUS TRACK LEAVING THEIR LONG SHADOWS BEHIND THEM ON THE SPOTLESS SNOW
rs will guide us." They resolved to try a more direct route back by going further inland, and avoiding the windings of the coast; but, after some hours' walking, they found themselves no nearer Doctor's House, and it was evident that they must have lost their way. The question was raised whether to construct a hut and rest till morning, or proceed; but Clawbonny insisted on going on, as Hatteras and Johnson would be so uneasy. "Duk will guide us," he said; "he won't go wrong. His instinct can dispense with star and compass. Just let us keep close behind him." They did well to trust to Duk, for very speedily a faint light appeared in the horizon almost like a star glimmering through the mist, which hung low above the ground. "There's our lighthouse!" exclaimed the Doctor. "Do you think it is, Mr. Clawbonny?" said Bell. [Illustration: Soon they were walking in a bright luminous track, leaving their long shadows behind them on the spotless snow. --P.87] "I'm certain of it! Come on faster.  SUCCESSFUL STILL IF A MAN HAS FOUND SOMETHING FOR HIS SUPPER YOU NEED NOT GRUMBLE LET US GO THE SHORTEST ROAD HOWEVER AND GET QUICKLY HOME WITHOUT LOSING OUR WAY THE STARS WILL GUIDE US THEY RESOLVED TO TRY A MORE DIRECT ROUTE BACK BY GOING FURTHER INLAND AND AVOIDING THE WINDINGS OF THE COAST BUT AFTER SOME HOURS WALKING THEY FOUND THEMSELVES NO NEARER DOCTOR'S HOUSE AND IT WAS EVIDENT THAT THEY MUST HAVE LOST THEIR WAY THE QUESTION WAS RAISED WHETHER TO CONSTRUCT A HUT AND REST TILL MORNING OR PROCEED BUT CLAWBONNY INSISTED ON GOING ON AS HATTERAS AND JOHNSON WOULD BE SO UNEASY DUKE WILL GUIDE US HE SAID HE WON'T GO WRONG HIS INSTINCT CAN DISPENSE WITH STAR AND COMPASS JUST LET US KEEP CLOSE BEHIND HIM THEY DID WELL TO TRUST DUKE FOR VERY SPEEDILY A FAINT LIGHT APPEARED ON THE HORIZON ALMOST LIKE A STAR GLIMMERING THROUGH THE MIST WHICH HUNG LOW ABOVE THE GROUND THERE'S OUR LIGHTHOUSE EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR DO YOU THINK IT IS MISTER CLAWBONNY SAID BELL I'M CERTAIN OF IT COME ON FASTER
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