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           Thecommunicationwasthusestablishedbetweenthetwopoles;thecurrent,startingfromthepositivepole,traversedthewire,passedthroughthemagnetwhichwastemporarilymagnetized,andreturnedthroughtheearthtothenegativepole.Ifthecurrentwasinterrupted,themagnetimmediatelybecameunmagnetized.Itwassufficienttoplaceaplateofsoftironbeforethemagnet,which,attractedduringthepassageofthecurrent,wouldfallbackwhenthecurrentwasinterrupted.Thismovementoftheplatethusobtained,Hardingcouldeasilyfastentoitaneedlearrangedonadial,bearingthelettersofthealphabet,andinthiswaycommunicatefromonestationtotheother.

           Allwascompletelyarrangedbythe12thofFebruary.Onthisday,Harding,havingsentthecurrentthroughthewire,askedifallwasgoingonwellatthecorral,andreceivedinafewmomentsasatisfactoryreplyfromAyrton.Pencroftwaswildwithjoy,andeverymorningandeveninghesentatelegramtothecorral,whichalwaysreceivedananswer.

           Thismodeofcommunicationpresentedtwoveryrealadvantages:firstly,becauseitenabledthemtoascertainthatAyrtonwasatthecorral;andsecondly,thathewasthusnotleftcompletelyisolated.Besides,CyrusHardingneverallowedaweektopasswithoutgoingtoseehim,andAyrtoncamefromtimetotimetoGraniteHouse,wherehealwaysfoundacordialwelcome.

           Thefineseasonpassedawayinthemidstoftheusualwork.

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