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The Survivors of the "Waldeck"

           Thisactionexplainedwhyshehadbeenencounteredsofaroutofhercourse,forthe"Waldeck,"havingleftMelbourne,oughttobefoundinmuchlowerlatitude.

           Duringthetendayswhichelapsedbetweenthecollisionandthemomentwhenthe"Pilgrim"arrivedinsightoftheshipwreckedvesselthefiveblacksweresustainedbysomefoodwhichtheyhadfoundintheofficeofthelanding-place.But,notbeingabletopenetrateintothesteward’sroom,whichthewaterentirelycovered,theyhadhadnospiritstoquenchtheirthirst,andtheyhadsufferedcruelly,thewatercasksfastenedtothedeckhavingbeenstoveinbythecollision.Sincethenightbefore,Tomandhiscompanions,torturedbythirst,hadbecomeunconscious.

           SuchwastherecitalwhichTomgave,inafewwords,toCaptainHull.Therewasnoreasontodoubttheveracityoftheoldblack.Hiscompanionsconfirmedallthathehadsaid;besides,thefactspleadedforthepoormen.

           Anotherlivingbeing,savedonthewreck,woulddoubtlesshavespokenwiththesamesincerityifithadbeengiftedwithspeech.

           Itwasthatdog,thatthesightofNegoroseemedtoaffectinsuchadisagreeablemanner.Therewasinthatsometrulyinexplicableantipathy.

           DingothatwasthenameofthedogbelongedtothatraceofmastiffswhichispeculiartoNewHolland.ItwasnotinAustralia,however,thatthecaptainofthe"Waldeck"hadfoundit.TwoyearsbeforeDingo,wanderinghalfdeadofhunger,hadbeenmetonthewesterncoastofAfrica,nearthemouthoftheCongo.

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