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About
this
time
,
the
weather
being
extremely
dry
,
the
colonists
,
clothed
as
warmly
as
possible
,
resolved
to
devote
a
day
to
the
exploration
of
that
part
of
the
island
between
the
Mercy
and
Claw
Cape
.
It
was
a
wide
extent
of
marshy
land
,
and
they
would
probably
find
good
sport
,
for
water-birds
ought
to
swarm
there
.
They
reckoned
that
it
would
be
about
eight
or
nine
miles
to
go
there
,
and
as
much
to
return
,
so
that
the
whole
of
the
day
would
be
occupied
.
As
an
unknown
part
of
the
island
was
about
to
be
explored
,
the
whole
colony
took
part
in
the
expedition
.
Accordingly
,
on
the
5th
of
July
,
at
six
o'clock
in
the
morning
,
when
day
had
scarcely
broken
,
Cyrus
Harding
,
Gideon
Spilett
,
Herbert
,
Neb
,
and
Pencroft
,
armed
with
spears
,
snares
,
bows
and
arrows
,
and
provided
with
provisions
,
left
Granite
House
,
preceded
by
Top
,
who
bounded
before
them
.
Their
shortest
way
was
to
cross
the
Mercy
on
the
ice
,
which
then
covered
it
.
"
But
,
"
as
the
engineer
justly
observed
,
"
that
could
not
take
the
place
of
a
regular
bridge
!
"
So
,
the
construction
of
a
regular
bridge
was
noted
in
the
list
of
future
works
.
It
was
the
first
time
that
the
settlers
had
set
foot
on
the
right
bank
of
the
Mercy
,
and
ventured
into
the
midst
of
those
gigantic
and
superb
coniferae
now
sprinkled
over
with
snow
.
But
they
had
not
gone
half
a
mile
when
from
a
thicket
a
whole
family
of
quadrupeds
,
who
had
made
a
home
there
,
disturbed
by
Top
,
rushed
forth
into
the
open
country
.
"
Ah
!
I
should
say
those
are
foxes
!
"
cried
Herbert
,
when
he
saw
the
troop
rapidly
decamping
.
They
were
foxes
,
but
of
a
very
large
size
,
who
uttered
a
sort
of
barking
,
at
which
Top
seemed
to
be
very
much
astonished
,
for
he
stopped
short
in
the
chase
,
and
gave
the
swift
animals
time
to
disappear
.
The
dog
had
reason
to
be
surprised
,
as
he
did
not
know
Natural
History
.
But
,
by
their
barking
,
these
foxes
,
with
reddish-gray
hair
,
black
tails
terminating
in
a
white
tuft
,
had
betrayed
their
origin
.
So
Herbert
was
able
,
without
hesitating
,
to
give
them
their
real
name
of
"
Arctic
foxes
.
"
They
are
frequently
met
with
in
Chile
,
in
the
Falkland
Islands
,
and
in
all
parts
of
America
traversed
by
the
thirtieth
and
fortieth
parallels
.
Herbert
much
regretted
that
Top
had
not
been
able
to
catch
one
of
these
carnivora
.
"
Are
they
good
to
eat
?
"
asked
Pencroft
,
who
only
regarded
the
representatives
of
the
fauna
in
the
island
from
one
special
point
of
view
.
"
