Book III: New Zealand

A Rough Captain

           IFeverthesearchersafterCaptainGrantweretemptedtodespair,surelyitwasatthismomentwhenalltheirhopesweredestroyedatablow.Towardwhatquarteroftheworldshouldtheydirecttheirendeavors?Howweretheytoexplorenewcountries?TheDuncanwasnolongeravailable,andevenanimmediatereturntotheirownlandwasoutofthequestion.ThustheenterpriseofthesegenerousScotshadfailed!Failed!adespairingwordthatfindsnoechoinabravesoul;andyetundertherepeatedblowsofadversefate,Glenarvanhimselfwascompelledtoacknowledgehisinabilitytoprosecutehisdevotedefforts.

           MaryGrantatthiscrisisnervedherselftotheresolutionnevertoutterthenameofherfather.Shesuppressedherownanguish,whenshethoughtoftheunfortunatecrewwhohadperished.Thedaughterwasmergedinthefriend,andshenowtookuponhertoconsoleLadyGlenarvan,whotillnowhadbeenherfaithfulcomforter.ShewasthefirsttospeakofreturningtoScotland.JohnMangleswasfilledwithadmirationatseeinghersocourageousandsoresigned.HewantedtosayawordfurtherintheCaptain’sinterest,butMarystoppedhimwithaglance,andafterwardsaidtohim:"No,Mr.John,wemustthinkofthosewhoventuredtheirlives.LordGlenarvanmustreturntoEurope!"

           "Youareright,MissMary,"answeredJohnMangles;"hemust.Beside,theEnglishauthoritiesmustbeinformedofthefateoftheDuncan.Butdonotdespair.

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