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The Plot Unveiled

           Shecouldsaynomore,butthetruthflashedoneverymind.Theyallknewthecauseofhergrief,andwhytearsfellfromhereyesandherfather’snamecametoherlips.

           ThediscoveryofAyrton’streacheryhaddestroyedallhope;theconvicthadinventedashipwrecktoentrapGlenarvan.IntheconversationoverheardbyMcNabbs,theconvictshadplainlysaidthattheBritanniahadneverbeenwreckedontherocksinTwofoldBay.HarryGranthadneversetfootontheAustraliancontinent!

           Asecondtimetheyhadbeensentonthewrongtrackbyanerroneousinterpretationofthedocument.Gloomysilencefellonthewholepartyatthesightofthechildren’ssorrow,andnoonecouldfindacheeringwordtosay.Robertwascryinginhissister’sarms.Paganelmutteredinatoneofvexation:"Thatunluckydocument!Itmayboastofhavinghalf-crazedadozenpeoples’wits!"Theworthygeographerwasinsucharagewithhimself,thathestruckhisforeheadasifhewouldsmashitin.

           GlenarvanwentouttoMulradyandWilson,whowerekeepingwatch.Profoundsilencereignedovertheplainbetweenthewoodandtheriver.BenJoyceandhisbandmustbeatconsiderabledistance,fortheatmospherewasinsuchastateofcompletetorporthattheslightestsoundwouldhavebeenheard.

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