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Breakfast
was
soon
despatched
,
and
at
half-past
eleven
the
captain
gave
the
signal
for
departure
.
Instead
of
proceeding
over
the
summit
of
a
cliff
or
along
a
sandy
beach
,
the
settlers
were
obliged
to
remain
under
cover
of
the
trees
so
that
they
might
continue
on
the
shore
.
The
distance
which
separated
Falls
River
from
Reptile
End
was
about
twelve
miles
.
It
would
have
taken
the
settlers
four
hours
to
do
this
,
on
a
clear
ground
and
without
hurrying
themselves
;
but
as
it
was
they
needed
double
the
time
,
for
what
with
trees
to
go
round
,
bushes
to
cut
down
,
and
creepers
to
chop
away
,
they
were
impeded
at
every
step
,
these
obstacles
greatly
lengthening
their
journey
.
There
was
,
however
,
nothing
to
show
that
a
shipwreck
had
taken
place
recently
.
It
is
true
that
,
as
Gideon
Spilett
observed
,
any
remains
of
it
might
have
drifted
out
to
sea
,
and
they
must
not
take
it
for
granted
that
because
they
could
find
no
traces
of
it
,
a
ship
had
not
been
castaway
on
the
coast
.
The
reporter
's
argument
was
just
,
and
besides
,
the
incident
of
the
bullet
proved
that
a
shot
must
have
been
fired
in
Lincoln
Island
within
three
months
.
It
was
already
five
o'clock
,
and
there
were
still
two
miles
between
the
settlers
and
the
extremity
of
the
Serpentine
Peninsula
.
It
was
evident
that
after
having
reached
Reptile
End
,
Harding
and
his
companions
would
not
have
time
to
return
before
dark
to
their
encampment
near
the
source
of
the
Mercy
.
It
would
therefore
be
necessary
to
pass
the
night
on
the
promontory
.
But
they
had
no
lack
of
provisions
,
which
was
lucky
,
for
there
were
no
animals
on
the
shore
,
though
birds
,
on
the
contrary
,
abound
--
jacamars
,
couroucous
,
tragopans
,
grouse
,
lories
,
parrots
,
cockatoos
,
pheasants
,
pigeons
,
and
a
hundred
others
.
There
was
not
a
tree
without
a
nest
,
and
not
a
nest
which
was
not
full
of
flapping
wings
.
Towards
seven
o'clock
the
weary
explorers
arrived
at
Reptile
End
.
Here
the
seaside
forest
ended
,
and
the
shore
resumed
the
customary
appearance
of
a
coast
,
with
rocks
,
reefs
,
and
sands
.
It
was
possible
that
something
might
be
found
here
,
but
darkness
came
on
,
and
the
further
exploration
had
to
be
put
off
to
the
next
day
.
Pencroft
and
Herbert
hastened
on
to
find
a
suitable
place
for
their
camp
.
Among
the
last
trees
of
the
forest
of
the
Far
West
,
the
boy
found
several
thick
clumps
of
bamboos
.
"
Good
,
"
said
he
;
"
this
is
a
valuable
discovery
.
"
"
Valuable
?
"
returned
Pencroft
.
