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Chapter XI. From the Sandwich Islands to the Polar Circle

           

           Theschooner’screw,Ioughttomention,wereanimatedbythelikesentiments,andsharedthesamehopes.Ialludetotheoriginalseamenwhoweresodevotedtotheircaptain.Asforthenewones,theywereprobablyindifferenttotheresultoftheenterprise,provideditshouldsecuretheprofitspromisedtothembytheirengagement.

           Atleast,Iwasassuredbytheboatswainthatsuchwasthecase,butwiththeexceptionofHunt.Thismanhadapparentlynotbeeninducedtotakeservicebythebribeofhighwagesorprizemoney.Hewasabsolutelysilentonthatandeveryothersubject.

           “Ifhedoesnotspeaktoyou,boatswain,”Isaid,“neitherdoeshespeaktome.”

           “Doyouknow,Mr.Jeorling,whatitismynotionthatmanhasalreadydone?”

           “Tellme,Hurliguerly.”

           “Well,then,Ibelievehehasgonefar,farintothesouthernseas,lethimbeasdumbasafishaboutit.Whyheisdumbishisownaffair.Butifthatsea-hogofamanhasnotbeeninsidetheAntarcticCircleandeventheicewallbyagooddozendegrees,maythefirstseaweshipcarrymeoverboard.”

           “Fromwhatdoyoujudge,boatswain?”

           “Fromhiseyes,Mr.Jeorling,fromhiseyes.Nomatteratwhatmoment,lettheship’sheadbeasitmay,thoseeyesofhisarealwaysonthesouth,open,unwinking,fixedlikegunsinposition.”

           Hurliguerlydidnotexaggerate,andIhadalreadyremarkedthis.ToemployanexpressionofEdgarPoe’s,Hunthadeyeslikeafalcon’s.

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