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           "The‘Duncan’!"murmuredAyrton—andfellbackwithoutsignoflife.

           WhenCyrusHardingandhiscompanionsrecoveredconsciousness,thankstotheattentionlavisheduponthem,theyfoundthemselvesinthecabinofasteamer,withoutbeingabletocomprehendhowtheyhadescapeddeath.

           AwordfromAyrtonexplainedeverything.

           "The‘Duncan’!"hemurmured.

           "The‘Duncan’!"exclaimedCyrusHarding.AndraisinghishandtoHeaven,hesaid,"Oh!AlmightyGod!mercifullyhastThoupreservedus!"

           Itwas,infact,the"Duncan,"LordGlenarvan’syacht,nowcommandedbyRobert,sonofCaptainGrant,whohadbeendespatchedtoTaborIslandtofindAyrton,andbringhimbacktohisnativelandaltertwelveyearsofexpiation.

           Thecolonistswerenotonlysaved,butalreadyonthewaytotheirnativecountry.

           "CaptainGrant,"askedCyrusHarding,"whocanhavesuggestedtoyoutheidea,afterhavingleftTaborIsland,whereyoudidnotfindAyrton,ofcomingahundredmilesfarthernortheast?"

           "CaptainHarding,"repliedRobertGrant,"itwasinordertofind,notonlyAyrton,butyourselfandyourcompanions."

           "Mycompanionsandmyself?"

           "Doubtless,atLincolnIsland."

           "AtLincolnIsland!"exclaimedinabreathGideonSpilett,Herbert,Neb,andPencroft,inthehighestdegreeastonished.

           "HowcouldyoubeawareoftheexistenceofLincolnIsland?"inquiredCyrusHarding,"itisnotevennamedinthecharts."

           "IknewofitfromadocumentleftbyyouonTaborIsland,"answeredRobertGrant.