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Chapter XVI. Tsalal Island

           

           Tiger!—thenameofthedogwhichhadsavedArthurPym’slifeintheholdoftheGrampus,and,duringtherevoltofthecrew,hadsprungatthethroatofJones,thesailor,whowasimmediately“finished”byDirkPeters.

           So,then,thatfaithfulanimalhadnotperishedintheshipwreckoftheGrampus.HehadbeentakenonboardtheJaneatthesametimeasArthurPymandthehalf-breed.Andyetthenarrativedidnotalludetothis,andafterthemeetingwiththeschoonertherewasnolongeranymentionofthedog.Allthesecontradictionsoccurredtome.Icouldnotreconcilethefacts.Nevertheless,therecouldbenodoubtthatTigerhadbeensavedfromtheshipwrecklikeArthurPym,hadescapedthelandslipoftheKlock-Klockhill,andhadcometohisdeathatlastinthecatastrophewhichhaddestroyedaportionofthepopulationofTsalal.

           But,again,WilliamGuyandhisfivesailorscouldnotbeamongthoseskeletonswhichwerestrewnupontheearth,sincetheywerelivingatthetimeofPatterson’sdeparture,sevenmonthsago,andthecatastrophealreadydatedseveralyearsback!

           ThreehourslaterwehadreturnedonboardtheHalbrane,withouthavingmadeanyotherdiscovery.CaptainLenGuywentdirecttohiscabin,shuthimselfupthere,anddidnotreappearevenatdinnerhour.

           Thefollowingday,asIwishedtoreturntotheislandinordertoresumeitsexplorationfromonecoasttotheother,IrequestedWesttohavemerowedashore.

           Heconsented,afterhehadbeenauthorizedbyCaptainLenGuy,whodidnotcomewithus.

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