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Chapter XIII. Along the Front of the Icebergs

           

           “Yes,open—atleast,fortendegreesbehindtheicebergs.Letusthenonlygetthroughthatobstacle,andourgreatestdifficultywillhavebeenconquered.YouwererightinsayingthattheexistenceofthatopenseahasbeenformallyrecognizedbyWeddell.”

           “AndbyArthurPym,captain.”

           “AndbyArthurPym.”

           Fromthe15thofDecemberthedifficultiesofnavigationincreasedwiththenumberofthedriftingmasses.Thewind,however,continuedtobeuniformlyfavourable,showingnotendencytoveertothesouth.Thebreezefreshenednowandthen,andwehadtotakeinsail.Whenthisoccurredwesawtheseafoamingalongthesidesoftheicepacks,coveringthemwithsprayliketherocksonthecoastofafloatingisland,butwithouthinderingtheironwardmarch.

           Ourcrewcouldnotfailtobeimpressedbythesightoftheschoonermakingherwaythroughthesemovingmasses;thenewmenamongthem,atleast,fortheoldhandshadseensuchmanoeuvresbefore.Buttheysoonbecameaccustomedtoit,andtookitallforgranted.

           Itwasnecessarytoorganizethelook-outaheadwiththegreatestcare.Westhadacaskfixedattheheadoftheforemast—whatiscalledacrow’s-nest—andfromthenceanunremittingwatchwaskept.

           The16thwasadayofexcessivefatiguetothemen.Thepacksanddriftsweresoclosethatonlyverynarrowandwindingpassage-waybetweenthemwastobefound,sothattheworkingoftheshipwasmorethancommonlylaborious.

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