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Chapter IX . -- The Volcano Of Ice . For three long days the _ Dart _ bore away northwest , the direction in which the last had been seen of the missing boat . `` Luckily it 's the right course to steer for the Siberian coast , '' remarked the captain , as he sat over his wine after midday dinner . `` We shall sight the high land to-morrow morning , if not before '' `` Surely we shall come across the boat in time , captain ? '' remarked Bob . `` Well , we have had wonderfully fine weather , '' replied the captain .