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           Hisstrengthvisiblyreturned,sovigorouswashisconstitution.Hewasnoweighteenyearsofage.Hewastall,andpromisedtobecomeamanofnobleandcommandingpresence.Fromthistimehisrecovery,whilestillrequiringcare,andDr.Spilettwasverystrict,maderapidprogress.Towardstheendofthemonth,HerbertwasalreadywalkingaboutonProspectHeights,andthebeach.

           Hederived,fromseveralsea-baths,whichhetookincompanywithPencroftandNeb,thegreatestpossiblebenefit.CyrusHardingthoughthemightnowsettlethedayfortheirdeparture,forwhichthe15thofFebruarywasfixed.Thenights,veryclearatthistimeofyear,wouldbefavorabletotheresearchestheyintendedtomakeallovertheisland.

           Thenecessarypreparationsforthisexplorationwerenowcommenced,andwereimportant,forthecolonistshadswornnottoreturntoGraniteHouseuntiltheirtwofoldobjecthadbeenachieved;ontheonehand,toexterminatetheconvicts,andrescueAyrton,ifhewasstillliving;ontheother,todiscoverwhoitwasthatpresidedsoeffectuallyoverthefortunesofthecolony.

           OfLincolnIsland,thesettlersknewthoroughlyalltheeasterncoastfromClawCapetotheMandibleCapes,theextensiveTadornMarsh,theneighborhoodofLakeGrant,JacamarWood,betweentheroadtothecorralandtheMercy,thecoursesoftheMercyandRedCreek,andlastly,thespursofMountFranklin,amongwhichthecorralhadbeenestablished.

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