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Chapter XIX. Land?

           WouldtheHalbranecometheretotheendofavoyagewhosesuccesswouldbedefinitelysecuredbytherestorationofthesurvivorsoftheJanetotheircountry?

           IrepeatthatIwasjustlikethehalf-breed.Ouraimwasnotmerelytodiscoverthesurvivors,norwassuccessinthismattertheonlysuccesswelookedfor.However,sincelandwasbeforeoureyes,wemustgetnearertoitfirst.

           Thatcryof”Land”causedanimmediatediversionofourthoughts.InolongerdweltuponthesecretDirkPetershadjusttoldme—andperhapsthehalf-breedforgotitalso,forherushedtothebowandfixedhiseyesimmovablyonthehorizon.AsforWest,whomnothingcoulddivertfromhisduty,herepeatedhiscommands.Gratiancametotakethehelm,andHearnewasshutupinthehold.

           Onthewholethiswasajustpunishment,andnoneoftheoldcrewprotestedagainstit,forHearne’sinattentionorawkwardnesshadreallyendangeredtheschooner,forashorttimeonly.

           FiveorsixoftheFalklandssailorsdid,however,murmuralittle.

           Asignfromthematesilencedthem,andtheyreturnedatoncetotheirposts.

           Needlesstosay,CaptainLenGuy,uponhearingthecryofthelook-outman,hadtumbledupfromhiscabin:andeagerlyexaminedthislandattenortwelvemilesdistance.

           AsIhavesaid,IwasnolongerthinkingaboutthesecretDirkPetershadconfidedtome.Besides,solongasthesecretremainedbetweenustwo—andneitherwouldbetrayit—therewouldbenothingtofear.

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