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           PerhapsinhisheartGideonSpilett,inwhomthejournalistsometimescametothesurface,wasnotsorrytohavetheopportunityofsendingforthtotakeitschanceanexcitingarticlerelatingtheadventuresofthesettlersinLincolnIsland.WhatasuccessfortheauthorizedreporteroftheNewYorkHerald,andforthenumberwhichshouldcontainthearticle,ifitshouldeverreachtheaddressofitseditor,theHonorableJamesBennett!

           GideonSpilettthenwroteoutaconciseaccount,whichwasplacedinastrongwaterproofbag,withanearnestrequesttowhoevermightfindittoforwardittotheofficeoftheNewYorkHerald.Thislittlebagwasfastenedtotheneckofthealbatross,andnottoitsfoot,forthesebirdsareinthehabitofrestingonthesurfaceofthesea;thenlibertywasgiventothisswiftcourieroftheair,anditwasnotwithoutsomeemotionthatthecolonistswatcheditdisappearinthemistywest.

           "Whereishegoingto?"askedPencroft.

           "TowardsNewZealand,"repliedHerbert.

           "Agoodvoyagetoyou,"shoutedthesailor,whohimselfdidnotexpectanygreatresultfromthismodeofcorrespondence.

           Withthewinter,workhadbeenresumedintheinteriorofGraniteHouse,mendingclothesanddifferentoccupations,amongothersmakingthesailsfortheirvessel,whichwerecutfromtheinexhaustibleballoon-case.

           DuringthemonthofJulythecoldwasintense,buttherewasnolackofeitherwoodorcoal.CyrusHardinghadestablishedasecondfireplaceinthedining-room,andtherethelongwintereveningswerespent.

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