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Chapter IV. From the Kerguelen Isles to Prince Edward Island
ThatletterstatedthatthecaptainandArthurPymintendedtomakeeveryefforttoreachtheuttermostlimitsoftheAntarcticSea!”
“Youfoundthatbottle?”
“Yes!”
“Andtheletter?”
“Yes!”
IlookedatCaptainLenGuy.Likecertainmonomaniacshehadcometobelieveinhisowninventions.Iwasonthepointofsayingtohim,“Showmethatletter,”butIthoughtbetterofit.Washenotcapableofhavingwrittentheletterhimself?AndthenIanswered,—
“Itismuchtoberegretted,captain,thatyouwereunabletocomeacrossDirkPetersatVandalia!HewouldatleasthaveinformedyouunderwhatconditionsheandArthurPymreturnedfromsofar.Recollect,now,inthelastchapterbutonetheyareboththere.Theirboatisinfrontofthethickcurtainofwhitemist;itdashesintothegulfofthecataractjustatthemomentwhenaveiledhumanformrises.Thenthereisnothingmore;nothingbuttwoblanklines—”
“Decidedly,sir,itismuchtoberegrettedthatIcouldnotlaymyhandonDirkPeters!Itwouldhavebeeninterestingtolearnwhatwastheoutcomeoftheseadventures.But,tomymind,itwouldhavebeenstillmoreinterestingtohaveascertainedthefateoftheothers.”
“Theothers?”Iexclaimedalmostinvoluntarily.
