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Chapter XVII. And Pym

           

           “MenoftheHalbrane,listentome!JustasvariousStateshavedoneforvoyagesofdiscoveryinthePolarRegions,Iofferarewardtothecrewofthisschooner.Twothousanddollarsshallbesharedamongyouforeverydegreewemakebeyondtheeighty-fourthparallel.”

           Nearlyseventydollarstoeachman;thiswasastrongtemptation.

           IfeltthatIhadhitthemark.

           “Iwillsignanagreementtothateffect,”Icontinued,“withCaptainLenGuyasyourrepresentative,andthesumsgainedshallbehandedtoyouonyourreturn,nomatterunderwhatconditionsthatreturnbeaccomplished.”

           Iwaitedfortheeffectofthispromise,and,totellthetruth,Ihadnottowaitlong.

           “Hurrah!”criedtheboatswain,actingasfuglemantohiscomrades,whoalmostunanimouslyaddedtheircheerstohis.Hearneofferednofartheropposition;itwouldalwaysbeinhispowertoputinhiswordwhenthestancesshouldbemorepropitious.

           Thusthebargainwasmade,and,togainmyends,Ihavemadeaheaviersacrifice.ItistruewewerewithinsevendegreesoftheSouthand,iftheHalbraneshouldindeedreachthatspot,itwouldnevercostmemorethanfourteenthousanddollars.

           Earlyinthemorningofthe27thofDecembertheHalbraneputouttosea,headingsouth-west.

           AfterthesceneoftheprecedingeveningCaptainLenGuyhadtakenafewhours’rest.ImethimnextdayondeckwhileWestwasgoingaboutforeandaft,andhecalledusbothtohim.

           “Mr.

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