Part 25 (2/2)
”Why, you are a fellow-creature at any rate, and whatever faults an American may have, he is no coward”
”No, indeed,” said the Doctor ”He is a man, every inch as much as yourself, Hatteras”
”And like lory that awaits us”
”The glory of reaching the North Pole?” asked Altauessed right, then,” said Altamont
”And you have actually dared to conceive such a project? Oh! it is grand; I tell you it is sublime even to think of it?”
”But tell me,” said Hatteras in a hurried manner; ”you were not bound for the Pole then yourself?”
Altaed the Doctor
”Well, to tell the truth, I was not, and the truth is better than self-love No, I had no such grand purpose in vieas trying to clear the North-West Passage, and that was all”
”Alta out his hand; ”be our colory, come with us and find the North Pole”
The two rasp, and the bond of friendshi+p between them was sealed
When they turned to look for the Doctor they found hi his eyes; ”you have made me so happy, it is almost more than I can bear' You have sacrificed this miserable nationality for the sake of the common cause You have said, 'What does it lish Alish, e can boast that we are ood little ed the reconciled enemies to his bosom, and cemented their friendshi+p by his own affection to both
At last he grew calm after at least a twentieth embrace, and said--
”It is time I went to work now Since I am no hunter, I an to cut up the oxen so skilfully, that he see a delicate autopsy
His two co In a few minutes the adroit operator had cut off more than a hundred pounds of flesh This he divided into three parts Each man took one, and they retraced their steps to Fort Providence
At ten o'clock they arrived at Doctor's House, where Johnson and Bell had a good supper prepared for the down to enjoy it, the Doctor exclai to his two companions--
”My dear old Johnson, I took out an Alishman with me, didn't I?”
”Yes, Mr Clawbonny”
”Well, I bring back two brothers”
This was joyous news to the sailors, and they shook hands warmly with Altamont; while the Doctor recounted all that had passed, and how the Alish captain's life
That night no five happierin the little snow house