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Chapter VIII. Bound for the Falklands

           AndweknowthatArthurPymwasmistakeninassertingthatCaptainWilliamGuyandseveralofhiscompanionsperishedinthelandslipofthehillatKlock-Klock.”

           “Ah!buthedoesnotassertthis,Mr.Jeorling!Hesaysonlythat,whenheandDirkPetershadreachedtheopeningthroughwhichtheycoulddiscernthesurroundingcountry,theseatoftheartificialearthquakewasrevealedtothem.Now,asthewholefaceofthehillwasrushingintotheravine,thefateofmybrotherandtwenty-nineofhismencouldnotbedoubtfultohismind.Hewas,mostnaturally,ledtobelievethatDirkPetersandhimselfweretheonlywhitemenremainingaliveontheisland.Hesaidnothingbutthis—nothingmore.Thesewereonlysuppositions—veryreasonable,aretheynot?”

           “Iadmitthat,fully,captain.”

           “Butnow,thankstoPatterson’snote-book,wearecertainthatmybrotherandfiveofhiscompanionsescapedfromthelandslipcontrivedbythenatives.”

           “Thatisquiteclear,captain.But,astowhatbecameofthesurvivorsoftheJane,whethertheyweretakenbythenativesofTsalalandkeptincaptivity,orremainedfree,Patterson’snote-booksaysnothing,nordoesitrelateunderwhatcircumstanceshehimselfwascarriedfarawayfromthem.”

           “Allthatweshalllearn,Mr.Jeorling.Yes,weshallknowall.ThemainpointisthatwearequitesuremybrotherandfiveofhissailorswerelivinglessthanfourmonthsagoonsomepartofTsalalIsland

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