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           ButHardingpreferredtoanchorafewcable-lengthsfromtheshore,soastosurveythatpartofthecoastduringtheday.Itwasagreedalsothatastheywereanxiousforaminuteexplorationofthecoasttheyshouldnotsailduringthenight,butwouldalways,whentheweatherpermittedit,beatanchorneartheshore.

           Thenightwaspassedunderthepromontory,andthewindhavingfallen,nothingdisturbedthesilence.Thepassengers,withtheexceptionofthesailor,scarcelysleptaswellonboardthe"Bonadventure"astheywouldhavedoneintheirroomsatGraniteHouse,buttheydidsleephowever.Pencroftsetsailatbreakofday,andbygoingonthelarboardtacktheycouldkeepclosetotheshore.

           Thecolonistsknewthisbeautifulwoodedcoast,sincetheyhadalreadyexploreditonfoot,andyetitagainexcitedtheiradmiration.Theycoastedalongascloseinaspossible,soastonoticeeverything,avoidingalwaysthetrunksoftreeswhichfloatedhereandthere.Severaltimesalsotheyanchored,andGideonSpiletttookphotographsofthesuperbscenery.

           Aboutnoonthe"Bonadventure"arrivedatthemouthofFallsRiver.Beyond,ontheleftbank,afewscatteredtreesappeared,andthreemilesfurthereventhesedwindledintosolitarygroupsamongthewesternspursofthemountain,whosearidridgeslopeddowntotheshore.

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