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Chapter VIII. Bound for the Falklands
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“Didheaskwhathadbecomeofthem?”
“Ohyes,andIinformedhimofthedeathofArthurPym,whomheregardedasafoolhardyadventurer,capableofanydaringfolly.”
“Sayamadman,andadangerousmadman,Mr.Jeorling.Wasitnothewholedmyunfortunatebrotherintothatfatalenterprise?”
“Thereis,indeed,reasontobelievesofromhisnarrative.”
“Andnevertoforgetit!addedthecaptaininatoneofagitation.
“Thisman,Glass,”Iresumed,“alsoknewPatterson,themateoftheJane.”
“Hewasafine,brave,faithfulfellow,Mr.Jeorling,anddevoted,bodyandsoul,tomybrother.”
“AsWestistoyou,captain.”
“DoesGlassknowwheretheshipwreckedmenfromtheJanearenow?”
“Itoldhim,captain,andalsoallthatyouhaveresolvedtodotosavethem.”
IdidnotthinkpropertoaddthatGlasshadbeenmuchsurprisedatCaptainGuy’sabstainingfromvisitinghim,as,inhisabsurdvanity,heheldthecommanderoftheHalbraneboundtodo,northathedidnotconsidertheGovernorofTristand’Acunhaboundtotaketheinitiative.
“Iwishtoaskyou,Mr.Jeorling,whetheryouthinkeverythinginArthurPym’sjournal,whichhasbeenpublishedbyEdgarPoe,isexactlytrue?”
“Ithinkthereissomeneedfordoubt,”Ianswered“thesingularcharacteroftheheroofthoseadventuresbeingtakenintoconsideration—atleastconcerningthephenomenaoftheislandofTsalal.
