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"Altamont had already swung his hatchet to strike, when he was
arrested by a well known voice"
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132-frontispiece.
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"The tired-out dogs were harnessed sorely against their will,
and before long bringing the few but precious treasures found
among the débris of the brig"
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9
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Johnson's Story
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11
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"The poor fellows felt like colonists safely arrived at their
destination."
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57
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" 'I dispute the claim,' said the Englishman, restraining
himself by a powerful effort."
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72
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"Clambering up the steep, rocky wall he succeeded, though with
considerable difficulty, in reaching the top."
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77
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"Soon they were walking in a bright luminous track, leaving
their shadows behind them on the spotless snow."
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87
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"Hatteras could only manage to keep off his pursuers by flinging
down one article after another."
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120
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"The carpenter began his task immediately."
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154
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"The Doctor did not allow him to proceed, for he really feared
the two antagonists might come to blows."
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162
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"It was a strange and touching spectacle to see the pretty
creatures-they flew on Clawbonny's shoulders, etc."
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169
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"Dealt him such a blow on the head with his hatchet that the
skull was completely split open."
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177
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"The poor seal struggled desperately, but could not free himself
from the grasp of his enemy."
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184
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"On the 29th Bell killed a fox and Altamont a musk-ox."
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192
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"At Bell's suggestion, torches were contrived."
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188
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Three hours afterwards, they arrived at the coast and shouted
simultaneously "The sea, the sea!"
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206
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"And the doctor, leaning over the side of the vessel, could see
the whales and the dolphins and all the rest of the monsters of
the deep."
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214
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"It is a volcano, he explained."
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217
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"Mast and sail were torn off and went flying away through the
darkness like some large, white bird."
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224
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"Altamont speedily discovered a grotto composed of rocks."
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234
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"There he was, standing on a rock, gazing fixedly at the top of
the mountain."
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242
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"Hatteras did not even turn once to look back, but marched
straight on, carrying his country's flag attached to his staff."
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249
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"Dead, frozen- -"
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262
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"Two hours later, after unheard-of exertions, the survivors of
the Forward were picked up by the Hans Christian."
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266
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267
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