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Next morning there was a singular rise in the temperature, the thermometer going up to 15° above zero. This comparative heat lasted several days. In sheltered spots the glass rose as high as 31°, and symptoms of a thaw appeared. The ice began to crack here and there, and jets of salt water were thrown up, like fountains in an English park. A few days later, the rain fell in torrents. Thick vapour rose from the snow, giving promise of the speedy disappearance of these immense masses. NEXT MORNING THERE WAS A SINGULAR RISE IN THE TEMPERATURE THE THERMOMETER GOING UP TO FIFTEEN DEGREES ABOVE ZERO THIS COMPARATIVE HEAT LASTED SEVERAL DAYS IN SHELTERED SPOTS THE GLASS ROSE AS HIGH AS THIRTY ONE DEGREES AND SYMPTOMS OF A THAW APPEARED THE ICE BEGAN TO CRACK HERE AND THERE AND JETS OF SALT WATER WERE THROWN UP LIKE FOUNTAINS IN AN ENGLISH PARK A FEW DAYS LATER THE RAIN FELL IN TORRENTS THICK VAPOUR ROSE FROM THE SNOW GIVING PROMISE OF THE SPEEDY DISAPPEARANCE OF THESE IMMENSE MASSES
rst, but the next minute had eagerly rushed to seize the booty. "Fire!" called out Johnson, and at once the electric spark was sent along the lines right into the keg of powder. A formidable explosion ensued; the house was shaken as if by an earthquake, and the walls cracked asunder. Hatteras, Altamont, and Bell hurried out with the guns, but they might spare their shot, for four of the bears lay dead, and the fifth, half roasted, though alive, was scampering away in terror as fast as his legs could carry him. "Hurrah! Three cheers for Clawbonny," they shouted and overwhelmed the Doctor with plaudits and thanks. CHAPTER XIV. AN ARCTIC SPRING. The prisoners were free, and their joy found vent in the noisiest demonstrations. They employed the rest of the day in repairing the house, which had suffered greatly by the explosion. They cleared away the blocks piled up by the animals, and filled up the rents in the walls, working with might and main, enlivened by the many songs of old Johnson.  CHAPTER FOURTEEN OF THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE THIS IS A LIEBERVOX RECORDING ALL LIEBERVOX RECORDINGS ARE IN THE PUBLIC DOMAIN FOR MORE INFORMATION OR TO VOLUNTEER PLEASE VISIT LIEBER BOX DOTWORK RECORDING BY JACK ZOWSKI TAUS IN MARYLAND THE ADVENTURES OF CAPTAIN HATTERAS PART TWO THE FIELD OF ICE BY JULES BYRNE CHAPTER FOURTEEN AN ARCTIC SPRING THE PRISONERS WERE FREE AND THEIR JOY FOUND VENT IN THE NOISIEST DEMONSTRATIONS THEY EMPLOYED THE REST OF THE DAY IN REPAIRING THE HOUSE WHICH HAD SUFFERED GREATLY BY THE EXPLOSION THEY CLEARED AWAY THE BLOCKS PILED UP BY THE ANIMALS AND FILLED UP THE RENTS IN THE WALLS WORKING WITH MIGHT AND MAIN ENLIVENED BY THE MANY SONGS OF OLD JOHNSON
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