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"There it is to your hand, if I am not much mistaken," said Johnson, pointing to a hummock close by. [Illustration: ] "I fancy that is fresh water, from the dark look of it, and the green tinge." "You are right. Bring your hatchet, Johnson." A good sized piece was soon cut off, about a foot in diameter, and the Doctor set to work. THERE IT IS TO YOUR HAND IF I AM NOT MUCH MISTAKEN SAID JOHNSON POINTING TO A HUMMOCK CLOSE BY I FANCY THAT IS FRESH WATER FROM THE DARK LOOK OF IT AND THE GREEN TINGE YOU ARE RIGHT BRING YOUR HATCHET JOHNSON A GOOD SIZED PIECE WAS SOON CUT OFF ABOUT A FOOT IN DIAMETER AND THE DOCTOR SET TO WORK
t is a great pity, for the sun's rays are quite strong enough just now to light our tinder." "Well," said Hatteras, "we must just appease our hunger with the raw meat, and set off again as soon as we can, to try to discover the ship." "Yes!" replied Clawbonny, speaking to himself, absorbed in his own reflections. "Yes, that might do at a pinch! Why not? We might try." "What are you dreaming about?" asked Hatteras. "An idea has just occurred to me." "An idea come into your head, Doctor," exclaimed Johnson; "then we are saved!" "Will it succeed? that's the question." "What's your project?" said Hatteras. "We want a lens; well, let us make one." "How?" asked Johnson. "With a piece of ice." "What? Do you think that would do?" "Why not? All that is needed is to collect the sun's rays into one common focus, and ice will serve that purpose as well as the finest crystal." "Is it possible?" said Johnson. "Yes, only I should like fresh water ice, it is harder and more transparent than the other. ASS THAT WE MIGHT TAKE THE LENS OUT OF AND USE LIKE A BURNING GLASS NO AND IT IS A GREAT PITY FOR THE SUN'S RAYS ARE QUITE STRONG ENOUGH JUST NOW TO LIGHT OUR TINDER WELL SAID HATTERAS WE MUST JUST APPEASE OUR HUNGER WITH THE RAW MEAT AND SET OFF AGAIN AS SOON AS WE CAN TO TRY TO DISCOVER THE SHIP YES REPLIED CLAWBONNY SPEAKING TO HIMSELF ABSORBED IN HIS OWN REFLECTIONS YES THAT MIGHT DO AT A PINCH WHY NOT WE MIGHT TRY WHAT ARE YOU DREAMING ABOUT ASKED HATTERAS AN IDEA HAS JUST OCCURRED TO ME AN IDEA COME INTO YOUR HEAD DOCTOR EXCLAIMED JOHNSON THEN WE ARE SAVED WILL IT SUCCEED THAT'S THE QUESTION WHAT'S YOUR PROJECT SAID HATTERAS WE WANT A LENS WELL LET US MAKE ONE HOW ASKED JOHNSON WITH A PIECE OF ICE WHAT DO YOU THINK THAT WOULD DO WHY NOT ALL THAT IS NEEDED IS TO COLLECT THE SUN'S RAYS INTO ONE COMMON FOCUS AND ICE WILL SERVE THAT PURPOSE AS WELL AS THE FINEST CRYSTAL IS IT POSSIBLE SAID JOHNSON YES ONLY I SHOULD LIKE FRESH WATER ICE IT IS HARDER AND MORE TRANSPARENT THAN THE OTHER
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