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           Tosaythatthesettlers,notwithstandingtheirfatigue,sleptwellonthesandyflooroftheChimneyswouldnotbetrue.Itwasnotonlythattheywereextremelyanxioustofindoutthecauseofwhathadhappened,whetheritwastheresultofanaccidentwhichwouldbediscoveredatthereturnofday,orwhetheronthecontraryitwastheworkofahumanbeing;buttheyalsohadveryuncomfortablebeds.Thatcouldnotbehelped,however,forinsomewayorotheratthatmomenttheirdwellingwasoccupied,andtheycouldnotpossiblyenterit.

           NowGraniteHousewasmorethantheirdwelling,itwastheirwarehouse.Therewereallthestoresbelongingtothecolony,weapons,instruments,tools,ammunition,provisions,etc.Tothinkthatallthatmightbepillagedandthatthesettlerswouldhavealltheirworktodooveragain,freshweaponsandtoolstomake,wasaseriousmatter.TheiruneasinessledoneorotherofthemalsotogoouteveryfewminutestoseeifTopwaskeepinggoodwatch.CyrusHardingalonewaitedwithhishabitualpatience,althoughhisstrongmindwasexasperatedatbeingconfrontedwithsuchaninexplicablefact,andhewasprovokedathimselfforallowingafeelingtowhichhecouldnotgiveaname,togainaninfluenceoverhim.GideonSpilettsharedhisfeelingsinthisrespect,andthetwoconversedtogetherinwhispersoftheinexplicablecircumstancewhichbaffledeventheirintelligenceandexperience.

           "Itisajoke,"saidPencroft;"itisatricksomeonehasplayedus.

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