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           Wewillnotleaveahollow,notaholeunexplored!Ah!ifeverareporterfoundhimselffacetofacewithamystery,itisIwhonowspeaktoyou,myfriends!"

           "AndwewillnotreturntoGraniteHouseuntilwehavefoundourbenefactor,"saidHerbert.

           "Yes,"saidtheengineer,"wewilldoallthatitishumanlypossibletodo,butIrepeatweshallnotfindhimuntilhehimselfpermitsus."

           "Shallwestayatthecorral?"askedPencroft.

           "Weshallstayhere,"answeredHarding."Provisionsareabundant,andwearehereintheverycenterofthecirclewehavetoexplore.Besides,ifnecessary,thecartwilltakeusrapidlytoGraniteHouse."

           "Good!"answeredthesailor."OnlyIhavearemarktomake."

           "Whatisit?"

           "Hereisthefineseasongettingon,andwemustnotforgetthatwehaveavoyagetomake."

           "Avoyage?"saidGideonSpilett.

           "Yes,toTaborIsland,"answeredPencroft."ItisnecessarytocarryanoticetheretopointoutthepositionofourislandandsaythatAyrtonishereincasetheScotchyachtshouldcometotakehimoff.Whoknowsifitisnotalreadytoolate?"

           "But,Pencroft,"askedAyrton,"howdoyouintendtomakethisvoyage?"

           "Inthe‘Bonadventure.’"

           "The‘Bonadventure!’"exclaimedAyrton."Shenolongerexists."

           "My‘Bonadventure’existsnolonger!"shoutedPencroft,boundingfromhisseat.

           "No,"answeredAyrton.