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           Itwasimportantthatthenewvesselshouldbereadyinfivemonthsthatistosay,bythebeginningofMarchiftheywishedtovisitTaborIslandbeforetheequinoctialgalesrenderedthevoyageimpracticable.Thereforethecarpenterslostnotamoment.Moreover,itwasunnecessarytomanufacturerigging,thatofthe"Speedy"havingbeensavedentire,sothatthehullonlyofthevesselneededtobeconstructed.

           Theendoftheyear1868foundthemoccupiedbytheseimportantlabors,totheexclusionofalmostallothers.Attheexpirationoftwomonthsandahalftheribshadbeensetupandthefirstplanksadjusted.ItwasalreadyevidentthattheplansmadebyCyrusHardingwereadmirable,andthatthevesselwouldbehavewellatsea.

           Pencroftbroughttothetaskadevouringenergy,andwouldevengrumblewhenoneortheotherabandonedthecarpenter’saxeforthegunofthehunter.ItwasneverthelessnecessarytokeepupthestoresofGraniteHouse,inviewoftheapproachingwinter.ButthisdidnotsatisfyPencroft.Thebrave,honestsailorwasnotcontentwhentheworkmenwerenotatthedockyard.whenthishappenedhegrumbledvigorously,and,bywayofventinghisfeelings,didtheworkofsixmen.

           Theweatherwasveryunfavorableduringthewholeofthesummerseason.Forsomedaystheheatwasoverpowering,andtheatmosphere,saturatedwithelectricity,wasonlyclearedbyviolentstorms.

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