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           PaganelhadpersistedinmakingittherootoftheverbABORDER,anditturnedouttobeapropername,theFrenchnameoftheIsleTabor,theislewhichhadbeenarefugefortheshipwreckedsailorsoftheBritannia.Itwasdifficulttoavoidfallingintotheerror,however,forontheEnglishplanispheresontheDuncan,thelittleislewasmarkedMariaTheresa.

           "Nomatter?"criedPaganel,tearinghishair;"Ioughtnottohaveforgottenitsdoubleappellation.Itisanunpardonablemistake,oneunworthyofasecretaryoftheGeographicalSociety.Iamdisgraced!"

           "Come,come,MonsieurPaganel,"saidLadyHelena;"moderateyourgrief."

           "No,madam,no;Iamamereass!"

           "Andnotevenalearnedone!"addedtheMajor,bywayofconsolation.

           Whenthemealwasover,HarryGrantputeverythinginorderinhishouse.Hetooknothingaway,wishingtheguiltytoinherittherichesoftheinnocent.Thentheyreturnedtothevessel,and,asGlenarvanhaddeterminedtostartthesameday,hegaveimmediateordersforthedisembarkationofthequartermaster.Ayrtonwasbroughtuponthepoop,andfoundhimselffacetofacewithHarryGrant.

           "ItisI,Ayrton!"saidGrant

           "Yes,itisyou,captain,"repliedAyrton,withouttheleastsignofsurpriseatHarryGrant’srecovery."Well,Iamnotsorrytoseeyouagainingoodhealth."

           "Itseems,Ayrton,thatImadeamistakeinlandingyouonaninhabitedcoast."

           "Itseemsso,captain."

           "Youaregoingtotakemyplaceonthisuninhabitedisland.