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Captain Grant’s Story

           Manyaplanwasdiscussedhere,andmanyadreamindulgedin,thebrightestofwhichisthisdayrealized.

           "Ihadatfirsttheideaoftryingtobravetheperilsoftheoceaninacanoemadeoutofthesparsoftheship,but1,500mileslaybetweenusandthenearestcoast,thatistosaytheislandsoftheArchipelagoofPomotou.Noboatcouldhavestoodsolongavoyage.Ithereforerelinquishedmyscheme,andlookedfornodeliveranceexceptfromadivinehand.

           "Ah,mypoorchildren!howoftenwehavestoodonthetopoftherocksandwatchedthefewvesselspassinginthedistancefaroutatsea.Duringthewholeperiodofourexileonlytwoorthreevesselsappearedonthehorizon,andthoseonlytodisappearagainimmediately.Twoyearsandahalfwerespentinthismanner.Wegaveuphoping,butyetdidnotdespair.Atlast,earlyyesterdaymorning,whenIwasstandingonthehighestpeakoftheisland,Inoticedalightsmokerisinginthewest.Itincreased,andsoonashipappearedinsight.Itseemedtobecomingtowardus.Butwoulditnotrathersteerclearofanislandwheretherewasnoharbor.

           "Ah,whatadayofagonythatwas!Myheartwasalmostbursting.Mycomradeskindledafireononeofthepeaks.Nightcameon,butnosignalcamefromtheyacht.Deliverancewasthere,however.Werewetoseeitvanishfromoureyes?

           "Ihesitatednolonger.Thedarknesswasgrowingdeeper.Theshipmightdoubletheislandduringthenight.Ijumpedintothesea,andattemptedtomakemywaytowardit.

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