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           Toeachoneofthemtheirexistenceseemedevenmoreisolatedthanbefore.Theyhadbeenaccustomedtocountupontheinterventionofthatpowerwhichexistednolonger,andGideonSpilett,andevenCyrusHarding,couldnotescapethisimpression.Thustheymaintainedaprofoundsilenceduringtheirjourneytothecorral.

           TowardsnineinthemorningthecolonistsarrivedatGraniteHouse.

           Ithadbeenagreedthattheconstructionofthevesselshouldbeactivelypushedforward,andCyrusHardingmorethaneverdevotedhistimeandlabortothisobject.Itwasimpossibletodivinewhatfuturelaybeforethem.Evidentlytheadvantagetothecolonistswouldbegreatofhavingattheirdisposalasubstantialvessel,capableofkeepingtheseaeveninheavyweather,andlargeenoughtoattempt,incaseofneed,avoyageofsomeduration.Evenif,whentheirvesselshouldbecompleted,thecolonistsshouldnotresolvetoleaveLincolnIslandasyet,inordertogaineitheroneofthePolynesianArchipelagoesofthePacificortheshoresofNewZealand,theymightatleast,soonerorlater,proceedtoTaborIsland,toleavetherethenoticerelatingtoAyrton.ThiswasaprecautionrenderedindispensablebythepossibilityoftheScotchyachtreappearinginthoseseas,anditwasofthehighestimportancethatnothingshouldbeneglectedonthispoint.

           Theworkswerethenresumed.CyrusHarding,Pencroft,andAyrton,assistedbyNeb,GideonSpilett,andHerbert,exceptwhenunavoidablycalledoffbyothernecessaryoccupations,workedwithoutcessation.

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