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"I shall be glad to explain to you," said Captain Littlepage, forgetting his grievances for the moment. "If I had a map at hand I could explain better. We were driven to and fro 'way up toward what we used to call Parry's Discoveries, and lost our bearings.
Parry's tracks; had a view of the country on the bearing that I intended to steer; saw that it would lead me into a very rough country, therefore followed his tracks to where he had camped. Camped south of Mount Delusion, without water. I do not doubt that there is water further down the creek to the eastward. Thursday, 7th April. Went to the top of Mount Delusion and took bearings.
Any one who visits the Koyukuk may see monster turnips and cabbages raised at Coldfoot, near the 68th parallel; from Sir William Parry's description we may feel quite sure that vegetables of size and excellence might be raised at the head of Bushnan's Cove of Melville Island, on the 75th parallel; he called it "an arctic paradise"; Greely reported "grass twenty-four inches high and many butterflies" in the interior of Grinnell Land under the 82d parallel; and if gold were ever discovered on the north coast of Greenland one might quite expect to hear that some enterprising Swede was growing turnips and cabbages at Cape Morris Jessup above the 83d parallel, and getting a dollar a pound for them.
D'Artagnan led the way through the intricate windings and narrow alleys of the city and ere long they had reached the house in question. For a moment D'Artagnan thought that Parry's brother had disappeared; but he was mistaken.
Right and wrong!" echoed Ellis, "Das hör ich sechzlg Jahre wiederholen, Ich fluche drauf, aber verstohlen." "You may curse as much as you like," replied Parry, "but you can hardly deny that there is an intimate connection between Good and Right." Instead of replying Ellis began to whistle; so I took up Parry's point and said, "Yes, but what is the connection?
Anjou and Wrangell The "polynia" John Ross's first expedition Baffin's Bay closed Edward Parry's discoveries on his first voyage The survey of Hudson's Bay, and the discovery of Fury and Hecla Straits Parry's third voyage Fourth voyage On the ice in sledges in the open sea Franklin's first trip Incredible sufferings of the explorers Second expedition John Ross Four winters amongst the ice Dease and Simpson's expedition.
These were Parry's "King Saul" a very recondite, musicianly composition but too long; "The Swan and the Skylark," a fanciful little cantata by Goring Thomas; and a "Stabat Mater" by G. Henschel. Nothing at the Festival of 1897 made any mark. There was a new "Requiem" by Stanford, but like many other Requiems, it rather celebrated its own death.
It was Captain Groslow, the reader will remember, who had broken Parry's head. D'Artagnan resumed immediately the attitude of distrust that was habitual with him. He found the wharf too completely deserted, the night too dark, the captain too accommodating. He had reported to Aramis what had taken place, and Aramis, not less distrustful than he, had increased his suspicions.
Walsh, explains "what put it into Captain Parry's head to go to the North Pole;" the Poet's Invitation, by Allan Cunningham, is sweet and simple; the Shamrock, by L.E.L., consists of some clever lines, accompanying a portrait of two fairy sisters and a little laughing brother The image of a happy child Doth link itself with all That natural loveliness, which least Reminds us of our fall.
Parry's drawing-room had inevitably split into many other ties attached to different parts of England, and sometimes these alliances seemed cynically fragile, and sometimes painfully acute, lacking as they did the supporting background of organised English life.
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