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           Infact,thecanoeprobablywouldnothavebeenabletocontainthearticlespossiblyenclosedinthechest,whichdoubtlesswasheavy,sincetwoemptybarrelswererequiredtobuoyitup.Itwas,therefore,muchbettertotowittothebeachatGraniteHouse.

           Andnow,whencehadthischestcome?Thatwastheimportantquestion.CyrusHardingandhiscompanionslookedattentivelyaroundthem,andexaminedtheshoreforseveralhundredsteps.Nootherarticlesorpiecesofwreckcouldbefound.HerbertandNebclimbedahighrocktosurveythesea,buttherewasnothinginsightneitheradismastedvesselnorashipundersail.

           However,therewasnodoubtthattherehadbeenawreck.Perhapsthisincidentwasconnectedwiththatofthebullet?Perhapsstrangershadlandedonanotherpartoftheisland?Perhapstheywerestillthere?Butthethoughtwhichcamenaturallytothesettlerswas,thatthesestrangerscouldnotbeMalaypirates,forthechestwasevidentlyofAmericanorEuropeanmake.

           Allthepartyreturnedtothechest,whichwasofanunusuallylargesize.Itwasmadeofoakwood,verycarefullyclosedandcoveredwithathickhide,whichwassecuredbycoppernails.Thetwogreatbarrels,hermeticallysealed,butwhichsoundedhollowandempty,werefastenedtoitssidesbystrongropes,knottedwithaskillwhichPencroftdirectlypronouncedsailorsalonecouldexhibit.Itappearedtobeinaperfectstateofpreservation,whichwasexplainedbythefactthatithadstrandedonasandybeach,andnotamongrocks.

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