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Chapter XX. “Unmerciful Disaster“

           

           “That’sgood!that’sgood,Endicott!Eachoneshallhavehisturn!Thereisnoprivilege,evenforaboatswain!Onthewhole,itisbetternottohavetofearfamine!Onecanfightagainstthecold.Weshalldigholesintheiceberg,andcuddleourselvesupthere.Andwhyshouldwenothaveageneraldwelling-room?Wecouldmakeacaveforourselveswithpickaxes!Ihaveheardtellthaticepreservesheat.Well,letitpreserveours,andthatisallIaskofit!”

           Thehourhadcomeforustoreturntothecampandtoseekoursleeping-places.

           DirkPetersalonerefusedtoberelievedofhisdutyaswatchmanoftheboat,andnobodythoughtofdisputingthepostwithhim.

           CaptainLenGuyandWestdidnotenterthetentsuntiltheyhadmadecertainthatHearneandhiscompanionshadgonetotheirusualplaceofrest.Icamebacklikewiseandwenttobed.

           IcouldnottellhowlongIhadbeensleeping,norwhattimeitwas,whenIfoundmyselfrollingonthegroundafteraviolentshock.

           Whatcouldbehappening?Wasitanothercapsizeoftheiceberg?

           Wewereallupinasecond,thenoutsidethetentsinthefulllightofanightinthepolarregions.

           Asecondfloatingmassofenormoussizehadjuststruckouriceberg,whichhad“hoistedtheanchor”(asthesailorssay)andwasdriftingtowardsthesouth.

           Anunhoped-forchangeinthesituationhadtakenplace.

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