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Chapter XV. Bennet Islet

           ThetruthisthatIregardedseveralofthesedetailsas“suspect,”andentirelyduetoanover-imaginativetemperament.

           Seatedfaraftintheship,IreadEdgarPoe’sbookwithsedulousattention,butIwasnotunawareofthefactthatHunt,wheneverhisdutiesfurnishedhimwithanopportunity,observedmepertinaciously,andwithlooksofsingularmeaning.

           And,infact,Iwasre-perusingtheendofChapterXVII.,inwhichArthurPymacknowledgedhisresponsibilityforthesadandtragiceventswhichweretheresultsofhisadvice.Itwas,infact,hewhoover-persuadedCaptainWilliamGuy,urginghim“toprofitbysotemptinganopportunityofsolvingthegreatproblemrelatingtotheAntarcticContinent.”And,besides,whileacceptingthatresponsibility,didhenotcongratulatehimselfonhavingbeentheinstrumentofagreatdiscovery,andhavingaidedinsomedegreetorevealtoscienceoneofthemostmarvelloussecretswhichhadeverclaimeditsattention?

           Atsixo’clockthesundisappearedbehindathickcurtainofmist.Aftermidnightthebreezefreshened,andtheHalbrane’sprogressmarkedadozenadditionalmiles.

           Onthemorrowthegoodshipwaslessthanthethirdofadegree,thatistosaylessthantwentymiles,fromTsalalIsland.

           Unfortunately,justaftermid-day,thewindfell.Nevertheless,thankstothecurrent,theIslandofTsalalwassignalledatforty-fiveminutespastsixintheevening.

           Theanchorwascast,awatchwasset,withloadedfirearmswithinhand-reach,andboarding-netsready

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