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“I can believe that of the recruits, boatswain, but the old crew ” “H m! there are three or four of those who are beginning to reflect, and they are not easy in their minds about the prolongation of the voyage.” “I fancy Captain Len Guy and his lieutenant will how to get themselves obeyed.” “We shall see, Mr. Jeorling.
Oh! what a misfortune it is that we should be surrounded by this impenetrable fog!” “Which prevents us from even getting down to the base of the iceberg! There, no doubt, we should discover whether there are seaweed drifts around us; if that be so, it would be another sign.” “Why not try, captain?” “No, no, Mr. Jeorling, that might lead to falls, and I will not permit anybody to leave the camp.
Our sole chance of discovering the unfortunate castaways was to continue our voyage for two or three parallels farther; the goal was there, and which of us would not sacrifice even his life to attain it? “God is guiding us, Mr. Jeorling,” said Captain Len Guy.
He was absolutely silent on that and every other subject. “If he does not speak to you, boatswain,” I said, “neither does he speak to me.” “Do you know, Mr. Jeorling, what it is my notion that man has already done?” “Tell me, Hurliguerly.” “Well, then, I believe he has gone far, far into the southern seas, let him be as dumb as a fish about it. Why he is dumb is his own affair.
It was there that my brother first landed, and so soon as we shall have sighted that island we shall be certain that we are on the right route. To-day, when I have ascertained our position exactly, we shall steer for Bennet Islet.” “Who knows but that we may come upon some fresh sign?” “It is not impossible, Mr. Jeorling.”
“Yes, and in the meantime, the hills and the plains, the rocks and the shores will be covered thick with snow, and the sun will not have strength to dispel the mists on the horizon.” “Now, there you are again, Mr. Jeorling! Why, the wild grass is already peeping through the white sheet! Just look!” “Yes, with a magnifying glass!
On the 21st of October, Captain Len Guy said to me: “You shall see, Mr. Jeorling, that nothing will be neglected to ensure the success of our enterprise. Everything that can be foreseen has been foreseen, and if the Halbrane is to perish in some catastrophe, it will be because it is not permitted to human beings to go against the designs of God.”
“Of course, captain, it is better that things passed off without violence! But for the future Hearne will have to look out for himself.” “His companions,” observed the captain, “are now greedy for the prizes that have been promised them. The greed of gain will make them more willing and persevering. The generosity of Mr. Jeorling has succeeded where our entreaties would undoubtedly have failed.
Hurliguerly regarded the opportunity as highly favourable for the renewal of talk with me, and availed himself of it accordingly. He accosted me as follows: “Accept my sincere compliments, Mr. Jeorling?” “And wherefore, boatswain?” “On account of what I have just heard that you are to come with us to the far end of the Antarctic seas.”
Jeorling, and congratulate yourself also that I succeeded in bringing the captain to change his mind about you.” “If it was you who obtained that result, boatswain, I thank you heartily.” “And so you ought, for he was plaguily against it, was our captain, in spite of all old man Atkins could say. But I managed to make him hear reason.”
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