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You have done all that man could do, and you would have succeeded I am certain; but situated as we are now, are you not obliged to relinquish your projects for the present, and is not a return to England even positively necessary before you could continue them?" YOU HAVE DONE ALL THAT MAN CAN DO AND YOU WOULD HAVE SUCCEEDED I AM CERTAIN BUT SITUATED AS WE ARE NOW ARE YOU NOT OBLIGED TO RELINQUISH YOUR PROJECTS FOR THE PRESENT AND IS NOT A RETURN TO ENGLAND EVEN POSITIVELY NECESSARY BEFORE YOU COULD CONTINUE THEM
 Arctic Continent is unexplored. We may have to encounter difficulties. Mountains and glaciers may bar our progress," objected Hatteras. "I don't see that's any sufficient reason for not attempting it. We shall have to endure sufferings, no doubt, and perhaps many. We shall have to limit ourselves to the barest quantities of food, unless our guns should procure us anything." "There is only about half a pound of powder left," said Hatteras. "Come now, Hatteras, I know the full weight of your objections, and I am not deluding myself with vain hopes. But I think I can read your motive. Have you any practical suggestion to offer?" "No," said Hatteras, after a little hesitation. "You don't doubt our courage," continued the Doctor. "We would follow you to the last--you know that. But must we not, meantime, give up all hope of reaching the Pole? Your plans have been defeated by treachery. Natural difficulties you might have overcome, but you have been outmatched by perfidy and human weakness.  THERE IN TWENTY FIVE DAYS THIS PART OF THE ARCTIC CONTINENT IS UNEXPLORED WE MAY HAVE TO ENCOUNTER DIFFICULTIES MOUNTAINS AND GLACIERS MAY BAR OUR PROGRESS OBJECTED HATTERAS I DON'T SEE THAT'S ANY SUFFICIENT REASON FOR NOT ATTEMPTING IT WE SHALL HAVE TO ENDURE SUFFERINGS NO DOUBT AND PERHAPS MANY WE SHALL HAVE TO LIMIT OURSELVES TO THE BAREST QUANTITIES OF FOOD UNLESS OUR GUNS SHOULD PROCURE US ANYTHING THERE IS ONLY ABOUT A HALF POUND OF POWDER LEFT SAID HATTERAS COME NOW HATTERAS I KNOW THE FULL WEIGHT OF YOUR OBJECTIONS AND I AM NOT DELUDING MYSELF WITH VAIN HOPES BUT I THINK I CAN READ YOUR MOTIVE HAVE YOU ANY PRACTICAL SUGGESTION TO OFFER NO SAID HATTERAS AFTER A LITTLE HESITATION YOU DON'T DOUBT OUR COURAGE CONTINUED THE DOCTOR WE WOULD FOLLOW YOU TO THE LAST YOU KNOW THAT BUT WE MUST NOT MEANTIME GIVE UP ALL HOPE OF REACHING THE POLE YOUR PLANS HAVE BEEN DEFEATED BY TREACHERY NATURAL DIFFICULTIES YOU MIGHT HAVE OVERCOME BUT YOU HAVE BEEN OUTMATCHED BY PERFIDY AND HUMAN WEAKNESS
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