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           Ateleveno’clockthe"Bonadventure"wasnotmorethantwomilesoff,andPencroft,whilelookingforasuitableplaceatwhichtoland,proceededverycautiouslythroughtheunknownwaters.Thewholeoftheislandcouldnowbesurveyed,andonitcouldbeseengroupsofgumandotherlargetrees,ofthesamespeciesasthosegrowingonLincolnIsland.Buttheastonishingthingwasthatnosmokearosetoshowthattheislandwasinhabited,nosignalwhateverappearedontheshore!

           Andyetthedocumentwasclearenough;therewasacastaway,andthiscastawayshouldhavebeenonthewatch.

           Inthemeanwhilethe"Bonadventure"enteredthewindingchannelsamongthereefs,andPencroftobservedeveryturnwithextremecare.HehadputHerbertatthehelm,postinghimselfinthebows,inspectingthewater,whileheheldthehalliardinhishand,readytolowerthesailatamoment’snotice.GideonSpilettwithhisglasseagerlyscannedtheshore,thoughwithoutperceivinganything.

           However,atabouttwelveo’clockthekeelofthe"Bonadventure"gratedonthebottom.Theanchorwasletgo,thesailsfurled,andthecrewofthelittlevessellanded.

           AndtherewasnoreasontodoubtthatthiswasTaborIsland,sinceaccordingtothemostrecentchartstherewasnoislandinthispartofthePacificbetweenNewZealandandtheAmericanCoast.

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