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Why the “Duncan” Went to New Zealand

           Inaninstant,likelightning,Ayrton’sconduct,hislong-plannedtreachery,Glenarvan’swound,Mulrady’sassassination,thesufferingsoftheexpeditioninthemarshesoftheSnowyRiver,thewholepastlifeofthemiscreant,flashedbeforetheeyesofthetwomen.Andnow,bythestrangestconcourseofevents,theconvictwasintheirpower.

           "Whereishe?"askedGlenarvaneagerly.

           "Inacabinintheforecastle,andunderguard."

           "Whywasheimprisoned?"

           "BecausewhenAyrtonheardthevesselwasgoingtoNewZealand,hewasinafury;becausehetriedtoforcemetoalterthecourseoftheship;becausehethreatenedme;and,lastofall,becauseheincitedmymentomutiny.Isawclearlyhewasadangerousindividual,andImusttakeprecautionsagainsthim."

           "Andsincethen?"

           "Sincethenhehasremainedinhiscabinwithoutattemptingtogoout."

           "That’swell,Tom."

           JustatthismomentGlenarvanandJohnManglesweresummonedtothesaloonwherebreakfast,whichtheysosorelyneeded,wasawaitingthem.TheyseatedthemselvesatthetableandspokenomoreofAyrton.

           Butafterthemealwasover,andtheguestswererefreshedandinvigorated,andtheyallwentupondeck,Glenarvanacquaintedthemwiththefactofthequartermaster’spresenceonboard,andatthesametimeannouncedhisintentionofhavinghimbroughtbeforethem.

           "MayIbegtobeexcusedfrombeingpresentathisexamination?"saidLadyHelena."Iconfess,dearEdward,itwouldbeextremelypainfulformetoseethewretchedman"

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