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Chapter XX. “Unmerciful Disaster“

           

           “And,holdingthatopinion,ishenotgoingtomakeanattempttoreachoneorotherofthecoastsofthisstrait?”

           “Andhow?”

           “Withtheboat.”

           “Risktheboatinthemidstofthisfog!”exclaimedtheboatswain,ashecrossedhisarms.“Whatareyouthinkingof,Mr.Jeorling?Canwecastanchortowaitforit?Andallthechanceswouldbethatweshouldneverseeitagain.Ah!ifweonlyhadtheHalbrane!”

           ButtherewasnolongeraHalbrane!

           Inspiteofthedifficultyoftheascentthroughthehalf-condensedvapour,Iclimbeduptothetopoftheiceberg,butwhenIhadgainedthateminenceIstroveinvaintopiercetheimpenetrablegreymantleinwhichthewaterswerewrapped.

           Iremainedthere,hustledbythenorth-eastwind,whichwasbeginningtoblowfreshlyandmightperhapsrendthefogasunder.Butno,freshvapoursaccumulatedaroundourfloatingrefuge,drivenupbytheimmenseventilationoftheopensea.Underthedoubleactionoftheatmosphericandantarcticcurrents,wedriftedmoreandmorerapidly,andIperceivedasortofshudderpassthroughoutthevastbulkoftheiceberg.

           ThenitwasthatIfeltmyselfunderthedominionofasortofhallucination,oneofthosehallucinationswhichmusthavetroubledthemindofArthurPym

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