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But Hatteras would do nothing till the exact position of the island was ascertained; so the Doctor and Altamont set to work with their instruments, and found that the exact latitude of the grotto was 89° 59' 15". BUT HATTERAS WOULD DO NOTHING TILL THE EXACT POSITION OF THE ISLAND WAS ASCERTAINED AND SO THE DOCTOR AND ALTAMONT SET TO WORK WITH THEIR INSTRUMENTS AND FOUND THAT THE EXACT LATITUDE OF THE GROTTO WAS EIGHTY NINE DE
! the North Pole!" "You are happy now?" said his friend. "Yes, happy! And are not you? Isn't it joy to find yourself here! The ground we tread is round the Pole! The air we breathe is the air that blows round the Pole! The sea we have crossed is the sea which washes the Pole! Oh! the North Pole! the North Pole!" He had become quite delirious with excitement, and fever burned in his veins. His eyes shone with unnatural brilliancy, and his brain seemed on fire. Perfect rest was what he most needed, for the Doctor found it impossible to quiet him. A place of encampment must therefore be fixed upon immediately. [Illustration: Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks.--P.234] Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks, which had so fallen as to form a sort of cave. Johnson and Bell carried in provisions, and gave the dogs their liberty. About eleven o'clock, breakfast, or rather dinner, was ready, consisting of pemmican, salt meat, and smoking-hot tea and coffee. RAS WAS ABLE TO STAND UP SUPPORTED BY THE DOCTOR AND TRIED TO GET BACK TO THE SLOOP HE KEPT ON EXCLAIMING THE POLE THE NORTH POLE YOU ARE HAPPY NOW SAID HIS FRIEND YES HAPPY AND ARE NOT YOU ISN'T IT A JOY TO FIND YOURSELF HERE THE GROUND WE TREAD ON IS ROUND THE POLE THE AIR WE BREATHE IS THE AIR THAT BLOWS ROUND THE POLE THE SEA WE HAVE CROSSED IS A SEA WHICH WASHES THE POLE OH THE NORTH POLE THE NORTH POLE HE HAD BECOME QUITE DELIRIOUS WITH EXCITEMENT AND FEVER BURNED IN HIS VEINS HIS EYES SHONE WITH UNNATURAL BRILLIANCY AND HIS BRAIN SEEMED ON FIRE PERFECT REST WAS WHAT HE MOST NEEDED FOR THE DOCTOR FOUND IT IMPOSSIBLE TO QUIET HIM A PLACE OF ENCAMPMENT MUST THEREFORE BE FIXED UPON IMMEDIATELY ALTAMONT SPEEDILY DISCOVERED A GROTTO COMPOSED OF ROCKS WHICH HAD SO FALLEN AS TO FORM A SORT OF CAVE JOHNSON AND BELL CARRIED IN PROVISIONS AND GAVE THE DOGS THEIR LIBERTY ABOUT ELEVEN O'CLOCK BREAKFAST OR RATHER DINNER WAS READY CONSISTING OF PEMMICAN SALT MEAT AND SMOKING HOT TEA AND COFFEE
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