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This
Hunt
was
a
man
of
short
stature
,
his
weather
beaten
face
was
brick
red
,
his
skin
of
a
yellowish
-
brown
like
an
Indian
’
s
,
his
body
clumsy
,
his
head
very
large
,
his
legs
were
bowed
,
his
whole
frame
denoted
exceptional
strength
,
especially
the
arms
,
which
terminated
in
huge
hands
.
His
grizzled
hair
resembled
a
kind
of
fur
.
A
particular
and
anything
but
prepossessing
character
was
imparted
to
the
physiognomy
of
this
individual
by
the
extraordinary
keenness
of
his
small
eyes
,
his
almost
lipless
mouth
,
which
stretched
from
ear
to
ear
,
and
his
long
teeth
,
which
were
dazzlingly
white
;
their
enamel
being
intact
,
for
he
had
never
been
attacked
by
scurvy
,
the
common
scourge
of
seamen
in
high
latitudes
.
Hunt
had
been
living
in
the
Falklands
for
three
years
;
he
lived
alone
on
a
pension
,
no
one
knew
from
whence
this
was
derived
.
He
was
singularly
uncommunicative
,
and
passed
his
time
in
fishing
,
by
which
he
might
have
lived
,
not
only
as
a
matter
of
sustenance
,
but
as
an
article
of
commerce
.
The
information
gained
by
Captain
Len
Guy
was
necessarily
incomplete
,
as
it
was
confined
to
Hunt
’
s
conduct
during
his
residence
at
Port
Egmont
.
The
man
did
not
fight
,
he
did
not
drink
,
and
he
had
given
many
proofs
of
his
Herculean
strength
.
Concerning
his
past
nothing
was
known
,
but
undoubtedly
he
had
been
a
sailor
.
He
had
said
more
to
Len
Guy
than
he
had
ever
said
to
anybody
;
but
he
kept
silence
respecting
the
family
to
which
he
belonged
,
and
the
place
of
his
birth
.
This
was
of
no
importance
;
that
he
should
prove
to
be
a
good
sailor
was
all
we
had
to
think
about
.
Hunt
obtained
a
favourable
reply
,
and
came
on
board
that
same
evening
.
On
the
27th
,
in
the
morning
,
in
the
presence
of
the
authorities
of
the
Archipelago
,
the
Halbrane
’
s
anchor
was
lifted
,
the
last
good
wishes
and
the
final
adieus
were
exchanged
,
and
the
schooner
took
the
sea
The
same
evening
Capes
Dolphin
and
Pembroke
disappeared
in
the
mists
of
the
horizon
.
Thus
began
the
astonishing
adventure
undertaken
by
these
brave
men
,
who
were
driven
by
a
sentiment
of
humanity
towards
the
most
terrible
regions
of
the
Antarctic
realm
.
Here
was
I
,
then
,
launched
into
an
adventure
which
seemed
likely
to
surpass
all
my
former
experiences
.
Who
would
have
believed
such
a
thing
of
me
.
But
I
was
under
a
spell
which
drew
me
towards
the
unknown
,
that
unknown
of
the
polar
world
whose
secrets
so
many
daring
pioneers
had
in
vain
essayed
to
penetrate
.
And
this
time
,
who
could
tell
but
that
the
sphinx
of
the
Antarctic
regions
would
speak
for
the
first
time
to
human
ears
!
The
new
crew
had
firstly
to
apply
themselves
to
learning
their
several
duties
,
and
the
old
—
all
fine
fellows
—
aided
them
in
the
task
.
Although
Captain
Len
Guy
had
not
had
much
choice
,
he
seemed
to
have
been
in
luck
.
These
sailors
,
of
various
nationalities
,
displayed
zeal
and
good
will
.
They
were
aware
,
also
,
that
the
mate
was
a
man
whom
it
would
not
do
to
vex
,
for
Hurliguerly
had
given
them
to
understand
that
West
would
break
any
man
’
s
head
who
did
not
go
straight
.
His
chief
allowed
him
full
latitude
in
this
respect
.
