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The Doctor hardly knew how to begin, as Hatteras had declared so vehemently that he would never consent to use a morsel of American wood; yet it was high time he were brought to reason, as June was at hand, the only season for distant expeditions, and they could not start without a ship. THE DOCTOR HARDLY KNEW HOW TO BEGIN AS HATTERAS HAD DECLARED SO VEHEMENTLY THAT HE WOULD NEVER CONSENT TO USE A MORSEL OF AMERICAN WOOD YET IT WAS HIGH TIME HE WERE BROUGHT TO REASON AS JUNE WAS AT HAND THE ONLY SEASON FOR DISTANT EXPEDITIONS AND THEY COULD NOT START WITHOUT A SHIP
ed?" "In two ways. Some say that a larger number of asteroids come between the earth and the sun at this time of year, and others that the mere melting of the snow necessarily absorbs a large amount of heat, and accounts for the low temperature. Both theories are plausible enough, but the fact remains whichever we accept, and I ought to have remembered it." The Doctor was right, for the cold lasted till the end of the month, and put an end to all their hunting expeditions. The old monotonous life in-doors recommenced, and was unmarked by any incident except a serious illness which suddenly attacked Bell. This was violent quinsy, but, under the Doctor's skilful treatment, it was soon cured. Ice was the only remedy he employed, administered in small pieces, and in twenty-four hours Bell was himself again. [Illustration: ] During this compulsory leisure, Clawbonny determined to have a talk with the captain on an important subject--the building of a sloop out of the planks of the Porpoise. NTH THAT IS THE FACT AND HOW IS IT EXPLAINED IN TWO WAYS SOME SAY THAT A LARGER NUMBER OF ASTEROIDS COME BETWEEN THE EARTH AND THE SUN AT THIS TIME OF YEAR AND OTHERS THAT THE MERE MELTING OF THE SNOW NECESSARILY ABSORBS A LARGE AMOUNT OF HEAT AND ACCOUNTS FOR THE LOW TEMPERATURE BOTH THEORIES ARE PLAUSIBLE ENOUGH BUT THE FACT REMAINS WHICHEVER WE ACCEPT AND I OUGHT TO HAVE REMEMBERED IT THE DOCTOR WAS RIGHT FOR THE COLD LASTED TILL THE END OF THE MONTH AND PUT AN END TO ALL THEIR HUNTING EXPEDITIONS THE OLD MONOTONOUS LIFE INDOORS RECOMMENCED AND WAS UNMARKED BY ANY INCIDENT EXCEPT THE SERIOUS ILLNESS WHICH SUDDENLY ATTACKED BELL THIS WAS VIOLENT QUINSY BUT UNDER THE DOCTOR'S SKILFUL TREATMENT IT WAS SOON CURED ICE WAS THE ONLY REMEDY HE EMPLOYED ADMINISTERED IN SMALL PIECES AND IN TWENTY FOUR HOURS BELL WAS HIMSELF AGAIN DURING THIS COMPULSORY LEISURE CLAWBONNY DETERMINED TO HAVE A TALK WITH THE CAPTAIN ON AN IMPORTANT SUBJECT THE BUILDING OF A SLOOP OUT OF THE PLANKS OF THE PORPOISE
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