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Chapter XVII. And Pym

           “Whatareyouaskingmeabout,captain?Acurtainofvapour?Yes,perhaps,andalsoappearancesoflandtowardsthesouth.”

           EvidentlyDirkPetershadneverreadEdgarPoe’sbook,andverylikelydidnotknowhowtoread.AfterhavinghandedoverPym’sjournal,hehadnottroubledhimselfaboutitspublication.HavingretiredtoIllinoisatfirstandtotheFalklandsafterwards,hehadnonotionofthestirthattheworkhadmade,orofthefantasticandbaselessclimaxtowhichourgreatpoethadbroughtthosestrangeadventures.

           And,besides,mightnotArthurPymhimself,withhistendencytothesupernatural,havefanciedthathesawthesewondrousthings,duesolelytohisimaginativebrain?

           Then,forthefirsttimeinthecourseofthisdiscussion,West’svoicemadeitselfheard.Ihadnoideawhichsidehewouldtake.Thefirstwordsheutteredwere:

           “Captain,yourorders?”

           CaptainLenGuyturnedtowardshiscrew,whosurroundedhim,boththeoldandthenew.Hearneremainedinthebackground,readytointerveneifheshouldthinkitnecessary.

           Thecaptainquestionedtheboatswainandhiscomrades,whosedevotionwasunreservedlyhis,byalongandanxiouslook,andIheardhimmutterbetweenhisteeth,—

           “Ah!ifitdependedonlyonme!ifIweresureoftheassentandthehelpofthemall!”

           ThenHearnespokeroughly:

           “Captain,”saidhe,“it’stwomonthssincewelefttheFalklands.Now,mycompanionswereengagedforavoyagewhichwasnottotakethemfartherbeyondtheicebergsthanTsalalIsland.

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