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           Thetidewasalreadystrong,forinthreedaysthemoonwouldbefull,anditwasenoughtokeeptheboatinthecenterofthecurrent,whereitfloatedswiftlyalongbetweenthehighbankswithoutitsbeingnecessarytoincreaseitsspeedbytheaidoftheoars.InafewminutestheexplorersarrivedattheangleformedbytheMercyandexactlyattheplacewhere,sevenmonthsbefore,Pencrofthadmadehisfirstraftofwood.

           Afterthissuddenangletheriverwidenedandflowedundertheshadeofgreatevergreenfirs.

           Theaspectofthebankswasmagnificent.CyrusHardingandhiscompanionscouldnotbutadmirethelovelyeffectssoeasilyproducedbynaturewithwaterandtrees.Astheyadvancedtheforestelementdiminished.Ontherightbankoftherivergrewmagnificentspecimensoftheulmaceaetribe,thepreciouselm,sovaluabletobuilders,andwhichwithstandswelltheactionofwater.Thentherewerenumerousgroupsbelongingtothesamefamily,amongothersoneinparticular,thefruitofwhichproducesaveryusefuloil.Furtheron,Herbertremarkedthelardizabala,atwiningshrubwhich,whenbruisedinwater,furnishesexcellentcordage;andtwoorthreeebonytreesofabeautifulblack,crossedwithcapriciousveins.

           Fromtimetotime,incertainplaceswherethelandingwaseasy,thecanoewasstopped,whenGideonSpilett,Herbert,andPencroft,theirgunsintheirhands,andprecededbyTop,jumpedonshore.

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