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The Quartermaster of the “Britannia”

           TothequestionputbytheMajor,Ayrtonreplied:

           "WhenIwassweptofftheforecastle,whenIwashaulinginthejib-boom,theBritanniawasrunningrightontheAustraliancoast.Shewasnotmorethantwocables’lengthfromitandconsequentlyshemusthavestruckjustthere."

           "Inlatitude37degrees?"askedJohnMangles.

           "Yes,inlatitude37degrees."

           "Onthewestcoast?"

           "No,ontheeastcoast,"wasthepromptreply.

           "Andatwhatdate?"

           "Itwasonthenightofthe27thofJune,1862."

           "Exactly,justexactly,"exclaimedGlenarvan.

           "Yousee,then,myLord,"continuedAyrton,"Imightjustlysay,IfCaptainGrantisalive,heisontheAustraliancontinent,anditisuselesslookingforhimanywhereelse."

           "Andwewilllookforhimthere,andfindhimtoo,andsavehim,"exclaimedPaganel."Ah,preciousdocument,"headded,withperfectNAIVETE,"youmustownyouhavefallenintothehandsofuncommonlyshrewdpeople."

           But,doubtless,nobodyheardhisflatteringwords,forGlenarvanandLadyHelena,andMaryGrant,andRobert,weretoomuchengrossedwithAyrtontolistentoanyoneelse.Theypressedroundhimandgraspedhishands.Itseemedasifthisman’spresencewasthesurepledgeofHarryGrant’sdeliverance.Ifthissailorhadescapedtheperilsoftheshipwreck,whyshouldnotthecaptain?Ayrtonwasquitesanguineastohisexistence;butonwhatpartofthecontinenthewastobefound,thathecouldnotsay.

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