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The Quartermaster of the “Britannia”

           "Nowthen,"saidGlenarvan,"Iwishtoaskeveryone’sopinionastowhatisbesttobedone.Youradvice,Ayrton,willbeparticularlyvaluable,andIshallbemuchobligedifyouwouldletushaveit."

           Afterafewminutes’thought,Ayrtonreplied"Ithankyou,myLord,fortheconfidenceyoushowtowardsme,andIhopetoproveworthyofit.Ihavesomeknowledgeofthecountry,andthehabitsofthenatives,andifIcanbeofanyservicetoyou"

           "Mostcertainlyyoucan,"interruptedGlenarvan.

           "Ithinkwithyou,"resumedAyrton,"thatthecaptainandhistwosailorshaveescapedalivefromthewreck,butsincetheyhavenotfoundtheirwaytotheEnglishsettlement,norbeenseenanywhere,Ihavenodoubtthattheirfatehasbeensimilartomyown,andthattheyareprisonersinthehandsofsomeofthenativetribes."

           "That’sexactlywhatIhavealwaysargued,"saidPaganel."Theshipwreckedmenweretakenprisoners,astheyfeared.Butmustweconcludewithoutquestionthat,likeyourself,theyhavebeendraggedawaynorthofthe37thparallel?"

           "Ishouldsupposeso,sir;forhostiletribeswouldhardlyremainanywherenearthedistrictsundertheBritishrule."

           "Thatwillcomplicateoursearch,"saidGlenarvan,somewhatdisconcerted."Howcanwepossiblyfindtracesofthecaptivesintheheartofsovastacontinent?"

           Noonereplied,thoughLadyHelena’squestioningglancesathercompanionsseemedtopressforananswer.Paganelevenwassilent.Hisingenuityforoncewasatfault.

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