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Chapter XI. From the Sandwich Islands to the Polar Circle

           Thesebirdshaverathershort,conicalbeaks,andred-rimmedeyelids;theycanbeknockedoverwithlittledifficulty.AsforthevegetablekingdomintheNewSouthOrkneys,itisrepresentedonlybygreylichenandsomescantyseaweeds.Musselsarefoundingreatabundanceallalongtherocks;oftheseweprocuredanamplesupply.

           Theboatswainandhismendidnotlosetheopportunityofkillingseveraldozensofpenguinswiththeirsticks,notfromaruthlessinstinctofdestruction,butfromthelegitimatedesiretoprocurefreshfood.

           “Theirfleshisjustasgoodaschicken,Mr.Jeorling,”saidHurliguerly.“DidyounoteatpenguinattheKerguelens?”

           “Yes,boatswain,butitwascookedbyAtkins.”

           “Verywell,then;itwillbecookedbyEndicotthere,andyouwillnotknowthedifference.”

           Andinfactweinthesaloon,likethemenintheforecastle,wereregaledwithpenguin,andacknowledgedthemeritsofourexcellentsea-cook.

           TheHalbranesailedonthe26thofNovember,atsixo’clockinthemorning,headingsouth.Shereascendedtheforty-thirdmeridian;thiswewereabletoascertainveryexactlybyagoodobservation.ThisrouteitwasthatWeddellandthenWilliamGuyhadfollowed,and,providedtheschoonerdidnotdeflecteithertotheeastorthewest,shemustinevitablycometoTsalalIsland.Thedifficultiesofnavigationhadtobetakenintoaccount,ofcourse.

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