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His jokes stuck in his throat. Moreover, the whole party began to feel uncomfortable. HIS JOKES STUCK IN HIS THROAT MOREOVER THE WHOLE PARTY BEGAN TO FEEL UNCOMFORTABLE
 go out was impossible, and the thick walls excluded all sound. Altamont walked impatiently up and down full of exasperation and excitement at finding himself worsted for once. Hatteras could think of nothing but the Doctor, and of the serious peril which threatened him. [Illustration: ] "Oh, if Mr. Clawbonny were only here!" said Johnson. "What could he do?" asked Altamont. "Oh, he'd manage to get us out somehow." "How, pray?" said the American, crossly. "If I knew that I should not need him. However, I know what his advice just now would be." "What?" "To take some food; that can't hurt us. What do you say, Mr. Altamont?" "Oh, let's eat, by all means, if that will please you, though we're in a ridiculous, not to say humiliating, plight." "I'll bet you we'll find a way out after dinner." No one replied, but they seated themselves round the table. [Illustration: ] Johnson, trained in Clawbonny's school, tried to be brave and unconcerned about the danger, but he could scarcely manage it. P WITH MEN BUT BEARS TWO HOURS ELAPSED WITHOUT BRINGING ANY RELIEF TO THE PRISONERS TO GO OUT WAS IMPOSSIBLE AND THE THICK WALLS EXCLUDED ALL SOUND ALTAMONT WALKED IMPATIENTLY UP AND DOWN FULL OF EXASPERATION AND EXCITEMENT AT FINDING HIMSELF WORSTED FOR ONCE HATTERAS COULD THINK OF NOTHING BUT THE DOCTOR AND OF THE SERIOUS PERIL WHICH THREATENED HIM OH IF MISTER CLAWBONNY WERE ONLY HERE SAID JOHNSON WHAT COULD HE DO ASKED ALTAMONT OH HE'D MANAGE TO GET US OUT SOMEHOW HOW PRAY SAID THE AMERICAN CROSSLY IF I KNEW THAT I SHOULD NOT NEED HIM HOWEVER I KNOW WHAT HIS ADVICE JUST NOW WOULD BE WHAT TO TAKE SOME FOOD THAT CAN'T HURT US WHAT DO YOU SAY MISTER ALTAMONT OH LET'S EAT BY ALL MEANS IF THAT WILL PLEASE YOU THOUGH WE'RE IN A RIDICULOUS NOT TO SAY HUMILIATING PLIGHT I'LL BET YOU WE'LL FIND A WAY OUT AFTER DINNER NO ONE REPLIED BUT THEY SEATED THEMSELVES ROUND THE TABLE JOHNSON TRAINED IN CLAWBONNY SCHOOL TRIED TO BE BRAVE AND UNCONCERNED ABOUT THE DANGER BUT HE COULD SCARCELY MANAGE IT
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