CyrusHardingandhiscompanionssleptlikeinnocentmarmotsinthecavewhichthejaguarhadsopolitelyleftattheirdisposal.

           Atsunriseallwereontheshoreattheextremityofthepromontory,andtheirgazewasdirectedtowardsthehorizon,ofwhichtwo-thirdsofthecircumferencewerevisible.Forthelasttimetheengineercouldascertainthatnotasailnorthewreckofashipwasonthesea,andevenwiththetelescopenothingsuspiciouscouldbediscovered.

           Therewasnothingeitherontheshore,atleast,inthestraightlineofthreemileswhichformedthesouthsideofthepromontory,forbeyondthat,risinggroundhadtherestofthecoast,andevenfromtheextremityoftheSerpentinePeninsulaClawCapecouldnotbeseen.

           Thesoutherncoastoftheislandstillremainedtobeexplored.Nowshouldtheyundertakeitimmediately,anddevotethisdaytoit?

           Thiswasnotincludedintheirfirstplan.Infact,whentheboatwasabandonedatthesourcesoftheMercy,ithadbeenagreedthatafterhavingsurveyedthewestcoast,theyshouldgobacktoit,andreturntoGraniteHousebytheMercy.Hardingthenthoughtthatthewesterncoastwouldhaveofferedrefuge,eithertoashipindistress,ortoavesselinherregularcourse;butnow,ashesawthatthiscoastpresentednogoodanchorage,hewishedtoseekonthesouthwhattheyhadnotbeenabletofindonthewest.

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