The Land of Desolation : Being a Personal Narrative of Observation And Adventure in Greenland
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like festoons of white " illusion," and down upon the deck came dripping a perfect shower of the condensed vapor.
In five minutes every thing was as wet as if the clouds had been dropping rain. The Panther was bewildered.
Her compasses, never reliable at the best of times, were here, in the far North, utterly worthless. Every compass seemed to have an idea of its own as to where North was, and only changed its mind on being vigorously joggled ; and no two of them agreeing after they were joggle...d.
The situation was rather embarrassing; but for all the captain would not heave to. He would keep going some- where, at any rate. The danger was that he might hit an iceberg. The sea was dotted all over with them. "All right," said the captain ; " I don't think we'll hurt it much !" That we should have a chance of proving it seemed the most likely thing in the world ; for we sometimes heard from them as the billows broke against their sides or rolled within their wave-worn caverns, and their smoth- ered voices were often painfully near ; yet we did not see any of the bergs themselves, until suddenly there came a thrilling cry from the look-out, " Ice close aboard — dead ahead !
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To quickly assess the difficulty of the text, read a short excerpt:
like festoons of white " illusion," and down upon the deck came dripping a perfect shower of the condensed vapor.
In five minutes every thing was as wet as if the clouds had been dropping rain. The Panther was bewildered.
Her compasses, never reliable at the best of times, were here, in the far North, utterly worthless. Every compass seemed to have an idea of its own as to where North was, and only changed its mind on being vigorously joggled ; and no two of them agreeing after they were joggle...d.
The situation was rather embarrassing; but for all the captain would not heave to. He would keep going some- where, at any rate. The danger was that he might hit an iceberg. The sea was dotted all over with them. "All right," said the captain ; " I don't think we'll hurt it much !" That we should have a chance of proving it seemed the most likely thing in the world ; for we sometimes heard from them as the billows broke against their sides or rolled within their wave-worn caverns, and their smoth- ered voices were often painfully near ; yet we did not see any of the bergs themselves, until suddenly there came a thrilling cry from the look-out, " Ice close aboard — dead ahead !
What to read after The Land of Desolation : Being a Personal Narrative of Observation And Adventure in Greenland?
You can find similar books in the "Read Also" column, or choose other free books by I I Isaac Israel Hayes to read onlineMoreLess
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