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           Youcan-notescapefromthisisletonwhichthe‘Duncan’leavesyou.Youwillbealone,undertheeyeofaGodwhoreadsthedepthsoftheheart,butyouwillbeneitherlostnorforgotten,aswasCaptainGrant.Unworthyasyouaretoberememberedbymen,menwillrememberyou.IknowwhereyouareAyrton,andIknowwheretofindyou.Iwillneverforgetit!

           "Andthe‘Duncan,’makingsail,soondisappeared.Thiswas18thofMarch,1855.

           (Theeventswhichhavejustbeenbrieflyrelatedaretakenfroma

           workwhichsomeofourreadershavenodoubtread,andwhichis

           entitled,"CaptainGrant’schildren."Theywillremarkonthis

           occasion,aswellaslater,somediscrepancyinthedates;but

           lateragain,theywillunderstandwhytherealdateswerenotat

           firstgiven.)

           "Ayrtonwasalone,buthehadnowantofeitherammunition,weapons,tools,orseeds.

           "Athis,theconvict’sdisposal,wasthehousebuiltbyhonestCaptainGrant.Hehadonlytoliveandexpiateinsolitudethecrimeswhichhehadcommitted.