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The rest of the day was given to repose, and they wound up with a good supper off the remains of the bear, backed by a plentiful supply of biscuit and hot tea. THE REST OF THE DAY WAS GIVEN TO REPOSE AND THEY WOUND UP WITH A GOOD SUPPER OFF THE REMAINS OF THE BEAR BACKED BY A PLENTIFUL SUPPLY OF BISCUIT AND
de here, and making an inventory of the stores we find. There does not seem a boat visible of any description, and I fear these timbers are in too bad a condition to build a new ship out of them." "I don't know that," returned Clawbonny, "time and thought do wonders; but our first business is to build a house, and not a ship; one thing at a time, I propose." "And quite right too," said Hatteras; "so we'll go ashore again." They returned to the sledge, to communicate the result of their investigation to Bell and Altamont; and about four in the afternoon the five men installed themselves as well as they could on the wreck. Bell had managed to make a tolerably level floor with planks and spars; the stiffened cushions and hammocks were placed round the stove to thaw, and were soon fit for use. Altamont, with the Doctor's assistance, got on board without much trouble, and a sigh of satisfaction escaped him as if he felt himself once more at home--a sigh which to Johnson's ear boded no good. S SEE ABOUT TAKING UP OUR ABODE HERE AND MAKING AN INVENTORY OF THE STORES WE FIND THERE DOES NOT SEEM A BOAT VISIBLE OF ANY DESCRIPTION AND I FEAR THESE TIMBERS ARE IN TOO BAD A CONDITION TO BUILD A NEW SHIP OUT OF THEM I DON'T KNOW THAT RETURNED CLAWBONNY TIME AND THOUGHT DO WONDERS BUT OUR FIRST BUSINESS IS TO BUILD A HOUSE AND NOT A SHIP ONE THING AT A TIME I PROPOSE AND QUITE RIGHT TOO SAID HATTERAS SO WE'LL GO ASHORE AGAIN THEY RETURNED TO THE SLEDGE TO COMMUNICATE THE RESULT OF THEIR INVESTIGATIONS TO BELL AND ALTAMONT AND ABOUT FOUR IN THE AFTERNOON THE FIVE MEN INSTALLED THEMSELVES AS WELL AS THEY COULD ON THE WRECK BELL HAD MANAGED TO MAKE A TOLERABLY LEVEL FLOOR WITH PLANKS AND SPARS THE STIFFENED CUSHIONS AND HAMMOCKS WERE PLACED ROUND THE STOVE TO THAW AND WERE SOON FIT FOR USE ALTAMONT WITH THE DOCTOR'S ASSISTANCE GOT ON BOARD WITHOUT MUCH TROUBLE AND A SIGH OF SATISFACTION ESCAPED HIM AS IF HE HAD FELT HIMSELF ONCE MORE AT HOME A SIGH WHICH TO JOHNSON'S EAR BODED NO GOOD
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