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In
the
meanwhile
,
considering
the
rapid
current
,
Harding
was
led
to
suppose
that
he
and
his
companions
were
much
farther
from
the
western
coast
than
they
had
at
first
supposed
.
In
fact
,
at
this
hour
,
the
rising
tide
would
have
turned
back
the
current
of
the
creek
,
if
its
mouth
had
only
been
a
few
miles
distant
.
Now
,
this
effect
was
not
produced
,
and
the
water
pursued
its
natural
course
.
The
engineer
was
much
astonished
at
this
,
and
frequently
consulted
his
compass
,
to
assure
himself
that
some
turn
of
the
river
was
not
leading
them
again
into
the
Far
West
.
However
,
the
creek
gradually
widened
and
its
waters
became
less
tumultuous
.
The
trees
on
the
right
bank
were
as
close
together
as
on
the
left
bank
,
and
it
was
impossible
to
distinguish
anything
beyond
them
;
but
these
masses
of
wood
were
evidently
uninhabited
,
for
Top
did
not
bark
,
and
the
intelligent
animal
would
not
have
failed
to
signal
the
presence
of
any
stranger
in
the
neighborhood
.
At
half-past
ten
,
to
the
great
surprise
of
Cyrus
Harding
,
Herbert
,
who
was
a
little
in
front
,
suddenly
stopped
and
exclaimed
,
--
"
The
sea
!
"
In
a
few
minutes
more
,
the
whole
western
shore
of
the
island
lay
extended
before
the
eyes
of
the
settlers
.
But
what
a
contrast
between
this
and
the
eastern
coast
,
upon
which
chance
had
first
thrown
them
.
No
granite
cliff
,
no
rocks
,
not
even
a
sandy
beach
.
The
forest
reached
the
shore
,
and
the
tall
trees
bending
over
the
water
were
beaten
by
the
waves
.
It
was
not
such
a
shore
as
is
usually
formed
by
nature
,
either
by
extending
a
vast
carpet
of
sand
,
or
by
grouping
masses
of
rock
,
but
a
beautiful
border
consisting
of
the
most
splendid
trees
.
The
bank
was
raised
a
little
above
the
level
of
the
sea
,
and
on
this
luxuriant
soil
,
supported
by
a
granite
base
,
the
fine
forest
trees
seemed
to
be
as
firmly
planted
as
in
the
interior
of
the
island
.
The
colonists
were
then
on
the
shore
of
an
unimportant
little
harbor
,
which
would
scarcely
have
contained
even
two
or
three
fishing-boats
.
It
served
as
a
neck
to
the
new
creek
,
of
which
the
curious
thing
was
that
its
waters
,
instead
of
joining
the
sea
by
a
gentle
slope
,
fell
from
a
height
of
more
than
forty
feet
,
which
explained
why
the
rising
tide
was
not
felt
up
the
stream
.
In
fact
,
the
tides
of
the
Pacific
,
even
at
their
maximum
elevation
,
could
never
reach
the
level
of
the
river
,
and
,
doubtless
,
millions
of
years
would
pass
before
the
water
would
have
worn
away
the
granite
and
hollowed
a
practicable
mouth
.
It
was
settled
that
the
name
of
Falls
River
should
be
given
to
this
stream
.
Beyond
,
towards
the
north
,
the
forest
border
was
prolonged
for
a
space
of
nearly
two
miles
;
then
the
trees
became
scarcer
,
and
beyond
that
again
the
picturesque
heights
described
a
nearly
straight
line
,
which
ran
north
and
south
.
On
the
contrary
,
all
the
part
of
the
shore
between
Falls
River
and
Reptile
End
was
a
mass
of
wood
,
magnificent
trees
,
some
straight
,
others
bent
,
so
that
the
long
sea-swell
bathed
their
roots
.
Now
,
it
was
this
coast
,
that
is
,
all
the
Serpentine
Peninsula
,
that
was
to
be
explored
,
for
this
part
of
the
shore
offered
a
refuge
to
castaways
,
which
the
other
wild
and
barren
side
must
have
refused
.
The
weather
was
fine
and
clear
,
and
from
a
height
of
a
hillock
on
which
Neb
and
Pencroft
had
arranged
breakfast
,
a
wide
view
was
obtained
.
There
was
,
however
,
not
a
sail
in
sight
;
nothing
could
be
seen
along
the
shore
as
far
as
the
eye
could
reach
.
But
the
engineer
would
take
nothing
for
granted
until
he
had
explored
the
coast
to
the
very
extremity
of
the
Serpentine
Peninsula
.
