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Ayrton’s Obstinacy

           WhowillsaywhyIcametoAustralia,whenCaptainGrantisnotheretotell?WhowillprovethatIamtheBenJoyceplacardedbythepolice,whenthepolicehaveneverhadmeintheirhands,andmycompanionsareatliberty?Whocandamagemeexceptyourself,bybringingforwardasinglecrimeagainstme,orevenablameableaction?WhowillaffirmthatIintendedtotakepossessionofthisshipanddeliveritintothehandsoftheconvicts?Noone,Itellyou,noone.Youhaveyoursuspicions,butyouneedcertaintiestocondemnaman,andcertaintiesyouhavenone.Untilthereisaprooftothecontrary,IamAyrton,quartermasteroftheBritannia."

           Ayrtonhadbecomeanimatedwhilehewasspeaking,butsoonrelapsedintohisformerindifference.

           He,nodoubt,expectedthathisreplywouldclosetheexamination,butGlenarvancommencedagain,andsaid:

           "Ayrton,IamnotaCrownprosecutorchargedwithyourindictment.Thatisnobusinessofmine.Itisimportantthatourrespectivesituationsshouldbeclearlydefined.Iamnotaskingyouanythingthatcouldcompromiseyou.Thatisforjusticetodo.ButyouknowwhatIamsearchingfor,andasinglewordmayputmeonthetrackIhavelost.Willyouspeak?"

           Ayrtonshookhisheadlikeamandeterminedtobesilent.

           "WillyoutellmewhereCaptainGrantis?"askedGlenarvan.

           "No,myLord,"repliedAyrton.

           "WillyoutellmewheretheBritanniawaswrecked?"

           "No,neithertheonenortheother."

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