e ice-bound.quot;

    quot;; said one of tes.

    quot;O  ions o ograms of

    unusual rock formations.quot;

    quot; all?quot; said tor.

    quot;Im only reporting, Im not defending ; said the Pole.

    quot;lemen?quot; Lee Scoresby asked.

    quot;ell, let me see,quot; said tor. quot;It   time.quot;

    quot;, ions in tic pole,quot; said t;But  of no or seen any of ; talked on for a ing reminiscences and offering suggestions as to   to breo ly: quot;C t;

    ttle. Lee  urally taciturn, but prompted by er,  break in tion to see t  orange eyes. ell, t are; but er y and suspicion in t thing of.

    And t. Suddenly ablis, so o include on its staff a representative of terium, to act as a censor and suppress tical discoveries.

    So, realizing tell me, gentlemen —do you o knoo tion of Dust?quot;

    And instantly a silence fell in tuffy little room, and everyones attention focused on t ly. Lee kne er able,  along  on a co face.

    Finally tled on t;I beg your pardon.  somets forbidden to kno;

    t;ion of t, Mr. Scoresby?quot;

    quot;From a passenger I fle; Lee said easily. quot;t it  from t ioned it seemed like t o. I took it to be some kind of celestial t it puzzled me, because as an aeronaut I knoty uff.  is it, any;

    quot;As you say, a celestial p; said t;It ical significance.quot;

    Presently Lee decided it ime to leave;   to keep Umaq ing.  tronomers to tory and set off dorack, feeling o the ground.

    And es