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           "Now,"saidthereporter,"tothispeninsulaatthesouthwestoftheisland,IproposetogivethenameofSerpentinePeninsula,andthatofReptile-endtothebenttailwhichterminatesit,foritisjustlikeareptile’stail."

           "Adopted,"saidtheengineer.

           "Now,"saidHerbert,pointingtotheotherextremityoftheisland,"letuscallthisgulfwhichissosingularlylikeapairofopenjaws,SharkGulf."

           "Capital!"criedPencroft,"andwecancompletetheresemblancebynamingthetwopartsofthejawsMandibleCape."

           "Buttherearetwocapes,"observedthereporter.

           "Well,"repliedPencroft,"wecanhaveNorthMandibleCapeandSouthMandibleCape."

           "Theyareinscribed,"saidSpilett.

           "Thereisonlythepointatthesoutheasternextremityoftheislandtobenamed,"saidPencroft.

           "Thatis,theextremityofUnionBay?"askedHerbert.

           "ClawCape,"criedNebdirectly,whoalsowishedtobegodfathertosomepartofhisdomain.

           Intruth,Nebhadfoundanexcellentname,forthiscapewasverylikethepowerfulclawofthefantasticanimalwhichthissingularly-shapedislandrepresented.