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Chapter XIX. Land?

           Wereweevencertainthatthelatterhadregaineditspositiononthesurfaceofthesea?Washerstabilitysecure?Shouldwenotbeonthelook-outforafreshupheaval?Andiftheschoonerweretofallintotheabyss,whichofuscouldextricatehimselfsafeandsoundfromsuchafall,andthenfromthefinalplungeintothedepthsoftheocean?

           InafewminutesthecrewhadabandonedtheHalbrane.Eachmansoughtforrefugeontheice-slopes,awaitingthetimewhentheicebergshouldbefreedfrommist.Theobliqueraysfromthesundidnotsucceedinpiercingit,andthereddiskcouldhardlybeperceivedthroughtheopaquemass.

           However,wecoulddistinguisheachotheratabouttwelvefeetapart.AsfortheHalbrane,shelookedlikeaconfusedblackishmassstandingoutsharplyagainstthewhitenessoftheice.

           Wehadnowtoascertainwhetheranyofthosewhowereonthedeckatthetimeofthecatastrophehadbeenthrownoverthebulwarksandprecipitated,intothesea?

           ByCaptainLenGuy’sordersallthesailorsthenpresentjoinedthegroupinwhichIstoodwiththemate,theboatswain,HardyandMartinHolt.

           Sofar,thiscatastrophehadcostusfivemen—thesewerethefirstsinceourdeparturefromKerguelen,butweretheytobethelast?

           Therewasnodoubtthattheseunfortunatefellowshadperished,becausewecalledtheminvain,andinvainwesoughtforthem,whenthefogabated,alongthesidesoftheiceberg,ateveryplacewheretheymighthavebeenabletocatchontoaprojection.

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