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Chapter XVII. And Pym

           

           “Then,captain,wemustconclude—anditisnotunlikely—thatthegrouptowhichTsalalbelongedhasentirelydisappearedintheearthquake.”

           “Landahead!”criedDirkPeters.

           Welooked,butcoulddiscernnothingonthesea,norwasituntilaquarterofanhourhadelapsedthatourglassesenabledustorecognizethetopsofafewscatteredisletsshiningintheobliqueraysofthesun,twoorthreemilestothewestward.

           Whatachange!Howhaditcomeabout?ArthurPymdescribedspaciousislands,butonlyasmallnumberoftinyislets,halfadozenatmost,protrudedfromthewaters.

           Atthismomentthehalf-breedcameslidingdownfromhisloftyperchandjumpedtothedeck.

           “Well,DirkPeters!Haveyourecognizedthegroup?”askedthecaptain.

           “Thegroup?”repliedthehalf-breed,shakinghishead.“No,Ihaveonlyseenthetopsoffiveorsixislets.Thereisnothingbutstoneheapsthere—notasingleisland!”

           Astheschoonerapproachedweeasilyrecognizedthesefragmentsofthegroup,whichhadbeenalmostentirelydestroyedonitswesternside.ThescatteredremainsformeddangerousreefswhichmightseriouslyinjurethekeelorthesidesoftheHalbrane,andtherewasnointentionofriskingtheship’ssafetyamongthem.Weaccordinglycastanchoratasafedistance,andaboatwasloweredforthereceptionofCaptainLenGuy,theboatswain,DirkPeters,Holt,twomenandmyself.

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