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           Underthesecircumstanceswasitpossibleforthemtoretaineventheshadowofahope?No!Whatwastheirsoleremainingchance?Thatavesselshouldappearinsightoftherock?ButtheyknewonlytoowellfromexperiencethatnoshipsevervisitedthispartofthePacific.Couldtheycalculatethat,byatrulyprovidentialcoincidence,theScotchyachtwouldarrivepreciselyatthistimeinsearchofAyrtonatTaborIsland?Itwasscarcelyprobable;and,besides,supposingsheshouldcomethere,asthecolonistshadnotbeenabletodepositanoticepointingoutAyrton’schangeofabode,thecommanderoftheyacht,afterhavingexploredTaborIslandwithoutresults,wouldagainsetsailandreturntolowerlatitudes.

           No!nohopeofbeingsavedcouldberetained,andahorribledeath,deathfromhungerandthirst,awaitedthemuponthisrock.

           Alreadytheywerestretchedontherock,inanimate,andnolongerconsciousofwhatpassedaroundthem.Ayrtonalone,byasupremeeffort,fromtimetotimeraisedhishead,andcastadespairingglanceoverthedesertocean.

           Butonthemorningofthe24thofMarchAyrton’sarmswereextendedtowardapointinthehorizon;heraisedhimself,atfirstonhisknees,thenupright,andhishandseemedtomakeasignal.

           Asailwasinsightofftherock.Shewasevidentlynotwithoutanobject.Thereefwasthemarkforwhichshewasmakinginadirectline,underallsteam,andtheunfortunatecolonistsmighthavemadeheroutsomehoursbeforeiftheyhadhadthestrengthtowatchthehorizon.

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