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"Well, the first part of the business is to go and choose the ground. Will you come with us Hatteras?" "I'll trust all that to you, Doctor," replied the captain. "I'm going to look along the coast." Altamont was too feeble yet to take part in any work, so he remained on the ship, while the others commenced to explore the unknown continent. WELL THE FIRST PART OF THE BUSINESS IS TO GO AND CHOOSE THE GROUND WILL YOU COME WITH US HATTERAS I'LL TRUST ALL THAT TO YOU DOCTOR REPLIED THE CAPTAIN I'M GOING TO LOOK ALONG THE COAST ALTAMONT WAS TOO FEEBLE YET TO TAKE PART IN ANY WORK SO HE REMAINED ON THE SHIP WHILE THE OTHERS COMMENCED TO EXPLORE THE UNKNOWN CONTINENT
 summer months?" "We might overland; but how could we cross water?" "Perhaps we may be able to build a boat out of some of the ship's planks." "Out of an American ship!" exclaimed the captain, contemptuously. Clawbonny was prudent enough to make no reply, and presently changed the conversation by saying-- "Well, now we have seen what we have to depend upon, we must begin our house and store-rooms. We have materials enough at hand; and, Bell, I hope you are going to distinguish yourself," he added. "I am ready, Mr. Clawbonny," replied Bell; "and, as for material, there is enough for a town here with houses and streets." "We don't require that; we'll content ourselves with imitating the Hudson's Bay Company. They entrench themselves in fortresses against the Indians and wild beasts. That's all we need--a house one side and stores the other, with a wall and two bastions. I must try to make a plan." "Ah! Doctor, if you undertake it," said Johnson, "I am sure you'll make a good thing of it. YES WHY NOT CAN'T WE PUSH OUR WAY OVERLAND IN THE SUMMER MONTHS WE MIGHT OVERLAND BUT HOW COULD WE CROSS WATER PERHAPS WE MAY BE ABLE TO BUILD A BOAT OUT OF SOME OF THE SHIP'S PLANKS OUT OF AN AMERICAN SHIP EXCLAIMED THE CAPTAIN CONTEMPTUOUSLY CLAWBONNY WAS PRUDENT ENOUGH TO MAKE NO REPLY AND PRESENTLY CHANGED THE CONVERSATION BY SAYING WELL NOW WE HAVE SEEN WHAT WE HAVE TO DEPEND UPON WE MUST BEGIN OUR HOUSE AND STOREROOMS WE HAVE MATERIALS ENOUGH AT HAND AND BELL I HOPE YOU ARE GOING TO DISTINGUISH YOURSELF HE ADDED I AM READY MISTER CLAWBONNY REPLIED BELL AND AS FOR MATERIAL THERE IS ENOUGH FOR A TOWN HERE WITH HOUSES AND STREETS WE DON'T REQUIRE THAT WE'LL CONTENT OURSELVES WITH IMITATING THE HUDSON'S BAY COMPANY THEY INTRENCH THEMSELVES IN FORTRESSES AGAINST THE INDIANS AND THE WILD BEASTS THAT'S ALL WE NEED A HOUSE ONE SIDE AND STORES THE OTHER WITH A WALL AND TWO BASTIONS I MUST TRY TO MAKE A PLAN AH DOCTOR IF YOU UNDERTAKE IT SAID JOHNSON I'M SURE YOU'LL MAKE A GOOD THING OF IT
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