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A Cry in the Night

           "Inbothofthem!"mutteredPaganel;"that’sstrange,andpuresciencewouldsayinadmissible."

           Heleanedoverthesideofthevessel,andlistenedattentively,makingasigntotheresttokeepstill.

           Butprofoundsilencereignedaround.Paganelshoutedhisloudest.Noresponsecame.

           "Itisstrange,"repeatedthegeographer,goingbacktohiscabin."Closesympathyinthoughtandgriefdoesnotsufficetoexplainthisphenomenon."

           Nextday,March4,at5A.M.,atdawn,thepassengers,includingMaryandRobert,whowouldnotstaybehind,wereallassembledonthepoop,eachoneeagertoexaminethelandtheyhadonlycaughtaglimpseofthenightbefore.

           Theyachtwascoastingalongtheislandatthedistanceofaboutamile,anditssmallestdetailscouldbeseenbytheeye.

           SuddenlyRobertgavealoudcry,andexclaimedhecouldseetwomenrunningaboutandgesticulating,andathirdwaswavingaflag.

           "TheUnionJack,"saidJohnMangles,whohadcaughtupaspy-glass.

           "Trueenough,"saidPaganel,turningsharplyroundtowardRobert.

           "MyLord,"saidRobert,tremblingwithemotion,"ifyoudon’twantmetoswimtotheshore,letaboatbelowered.Oh,myLord,Iimploreyoutoletmebethefirsttoland."

           Noonedaredtospeak.What!onthislittleisle,crossedbythe37thparallel,therewerethreemen,shipwreckedEnglishmen!InstantaneouslyeveryonethoughtofthevoiceheardbyRobertandMarytheprecedingnight.Thechildrenwereright,perhaps,intheaffirmation

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