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           Thetopofthepalisadeformedaline,alittledarkerthanthesurroundingshadow,andnothingdisturbeditsdistinctness.Nevertheless,iftheconvictswerethere,theymusthavepostedoneoftheirnumbertoguardagainstanysurprise.

           Spilettgraspedhiscompanion’shand,andbothcrepttowardsthecorral,theirgunsreadytofire.

           Theyreachedthegatewithoutthedarknessbeingilluminatedbyasinglerayoflight.

           Pencrofttriedtopushopenthegate,which,asthereporterandhehadsupposed,wasclosed.However,thesailorwasabletoascertainthattheouterbarshadnotbeenputup.Itmight,then,beconcludedthattheconvictswerethereinthecorral,andthatveryprobablytheyhadfastenedthegateinsuchawaythatitcouldnotbeforcedopen.

           GideonSpilettandPencroftlistened.

           Notasoundcouldbeheardinsidethepalisade.Themusmonsandthegoats,sleepingnodoubtintheirhuts,innowaydisturbedthecalmofnight.

           Thereporterandthesailorhearingnothing,askedthemselveswhethertheyhadnotbetterscalethepalisadesandpenetrateintothecorral.ThiswouldhavebeencontrarytoCyrusHarding’sinstructions.

           Itistruethattheenterprisemightsucceed,butitmightalsofail.Now,iftheconvictsweresuspectingnothing,iftheyknewnothingoftheexpeditionagainstthem,if,lastly,therenowexistedachanceofsurprisingthem,oughtthischancetobelostbyinconsideratelyattemptingtocrossthepalisades?

           Thiswasnotthereporter’sopinion.

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