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About noon Hatteras roused himself, and going up to his friends, said   "We must make up our minds what to do, but I must request Johnson to tell me first all the particulars of the mutiny on the brig, and how this final act of baseness came about." ABOUT NOON HATTERAS ROUSED HIMSELF AND GOING UP TO HIS FRIENDS SAID WE MUST MAKE UP OUR MINDS WHAT TO DO BUT I MUST REQUEST JOHNSON TO TELL ME FIRST ALL THE PARTICULARS OF THE MUTINY ON THE BRIG AND HOW THIS FINAL ACT OF BASENESS CAME ABOUT
otionless as if asleep, but in reality buried in deepest thought. The next day the snow fell heavily, and the Doctor congratulated himself on his wise forethought, when he saw the white sheet lying three feet thick over the scene of the explosion, completely obliterating all traces of the Forward. It was impossible to venture outside in such weather, but the stove drew capitally, and made the hut quite comfortable, or at any rate it seemed so to the weary, worn out adventurers. The American was in less pain, and was evidently gradually coming back to life. He opened his eyes, but could not yet speak, for his lips were so affected by the scurvy that articulation was impossible, but he could hear and understand all that was said to him. On learning what had passed, and the circumstances of his discovery, he expressed his thanks by gestures, and the Doctor was too wise to let him know how brief his respite from death would prove. In three weeks at most every vestige of food would be gone. RING ALL NIGHT MOTIONLESS AS IF ASLEEP BUT IN REALITY BURIED IN DEEPEST THOUGHT THE NEXT DAY THE SNOW FELL HEAVILY AND THE DOCTOR CONGRATULATED HIMSELF ON HIS WISE FORETHOUGHT WHEN HE SAW THE WHITE SHEET LYING THREE FEET THICK OVER THE SCENE OF THE EXPLOSION COMPLETELY OBLITERATING ALL TRACES OF THE FORWARD IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE TO VENTURE OUTSIDE IN SUCH WEATHER BUT THE STOVE DREW CAPITALLY AND MADE THE HUT QUITE COMFORTABLE OR AT ANY RATE IT SEEMED SO TO THE WEARY WORN OUT ADVENTURERS THE AMERICAN WAS IN LESS PAIN AND WAS EVENT EVIDENTLY GRADUALLY COMING BACK TO LIFE HE OPENED HIS EYES BUT COULD NOT YET SPEAK FOR HIS LIPS WERE SO AFFECTED BY THE SCURVY THAT ARTICULATION WAS IMPOSSIBLE BUT HE COULD HEAR AND UNDERSTAND ALL THAT WAS SAID TO HIM ON LEARNING WHAT HAD PASSED AND THE CIRCUMSTANCES OF HIS DISCOVERY HE EXPRESSED HIS THANKS BY GESTURES AND THE DOCTOR WAS TOO WISE TO LET HIM KNOW HOW BRIEF HIS RESPITE FROM DEATH WOULD PROVE IN THREE WEEKS AT MOST EVERY VESTIGE OF FOOD WOULD BE GONE
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