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"Poor old brig!" exclaimed the Doctor. "I had grown so attached to her. I loved her as one loves a house where he has spent a life time." POOR OLD BRIG EXCLAIMED THE DOCTOR I HAD GROWN SO ATTACHED TO HER I LOVED HER AS ONE LOVES A HOUSE WHERE HE HAS SPENT A LIFETIME
eir prospects fairly in the face, and know the exact state of things. Accordingly, leaving his companions, he stole away alone down to the scene of the explosion. Of the Forward, the brig that had been so carefully built and had become so dear, not a vestige remained. Shapeless blackened fragments, twisted bars of iron, [Illustration: ] cable ends still smouldering, and here and there in the distance spiral wreaths of smoke, met his eye on all sides. His cabin and all his precious treasures were gone, his books, and instruments, and collections reduced to ashes. As he stood thinking mournfully of his irreparable loss, he was joined by Johnson, who grasped his offered hand in speechless sorrow. "What's to become of us?" asked the Doctor. "Who can tell!" was the old sailor's reply. "Anyhow," said Clawbonny, "do not let us despair! Let us be men!" "Yes, Mr. Clawbonny, you are right. Now is the time to show our mettle. We are in a bad plight, and how to get out of it, that is the question. TAIN THE DOCTOR FELT THE BEST THING TO BE DONE WAS TO LOOK THEIR PROSPECTS FAIRLY IN THE FACE AND KNOW THE EXACT STATE OF THINGS ACCORDINGLY LEAVING HIS COMPANIONS HE STOLE AWAY ALONE DOWN TO THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION OF THE FORWARD THE BRIG THAT HAD BEEN SO CAREFULLY BUILT AND HAD BECOME SO DEAR NOT A VESTIGE REMAINED SHAPELESS BLACKENED FRAGMENTS TWISTED BARS OF IRON CABLE ENDS STILL SMOULDERING AND HERE AND THERE IN THE DISTANCE SPIRAL WREATHS OF SMOKE MET HIS EYE ON ALL SIDES HIS CABIN AND ALL HIS PRECIOUS TREASURES WERE GONE HIS BOOKS AND INSTRUMENTS AND COLLECTIONS REDUCED TO ASHES AS HE STOOD THINKING MOURNFULLY OF HIS IRREPARABLE LOSS HE WAS JOINED BY JOHNSON WHO GRASPED HIS OFFERED HAND IN SPEECHLESS SORROW WHAT'S TO BECOME OF US ASKED THE DOCTOR WHO CAN TELL WAS THE OLD SAILOR'S REPLY ANYHOW SAID CLAWBONNY DO NOT LET US DESPAIR LET US BE MEN YES MISTER CLAWBONNY YOU'RE RIGHT NOW IS THE TIME TO SHOW OUR METAL WE'RE IN A BAD PLIGHT AND HOW TO GET OUT OF IT THAT IS THE QUESTION
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