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On
the
3rd
of
August
an
excursion
which
had
been
talked
of
for
several
days
was
made
into
the
southeastern
part
of
the
island
,
towards
Tadorn
Marsh
.
The
hunters
were
tempted
by
the
aquatic
game
which
took
up
their
winter
quarters
there
.
Wild
duck
,
snipe
,
teal
and
grebe
abounded
there
,
and
it
was
agreed
that
a
day
should
be
devoted
to
an
expedition
against
these
birds
.
Not
only
Gideon
Spilett
and
Herbert
,
but
Pencroft
and
Neb
also
took
part
in
this
excursion
.
Cyrus
Harding
alone
,
alleging
some
work
as
an
excuse
,
did
not
join
them
,
but
remained
at
Granite
House
.
The
hunters
proceeded
in
the
direction
of
Port
Balloon
,
in
order
to
reach
the
marsh
,
after
having
promised
to
be
back
by
the
evening
.
Top
and
Jup
accompanied
them
.
As
soon
as
they
had
passed
over
the
Mercy
Bridge
,
the
engineer
raised
it
and
returned
,
intending
to
put
into
execution
a
project
for
the
performance
of
which
he
wished
to
be
alone
.
Now
this
project
was
to
minutely
explore
the
interior
well
,
the
mouth
of
which
was
on
a
level
with
the
passage
of
Granite
House
,
and
which
communicated
with
the
sea
,
since
it
formerly
supplied
a
way
to
the
waters
of
the
lake
.
Why
did
Top
so
often
run
round
this
opening
?
Why
did
he
utter
such
strange
barks
when
a
sort
of
uneasiness
seemed
to
draw
him
towards
this
well
?
Why
did
Jup
join
Top
in
a
sort
of
common
anxiety
?
Had
this
well
branches
besides
the
communication
with
the
sea
?
Did
it
spread
towards
other
parts
of
the
island
?
This
is
what
Cyrus
Harding
wished
to
know
.
He
had
resolved
,
therefore
,
to
attempt
the
exploration
of
the
well
during
the
absence
of
his
companions
,
and
an
opportunity
for
doing
so
had
now
presented
itself
.
It
was
easy
to
descend
to
the
bottom
of
the
well
by
employing
the
rope
ladder
which
had
not
been
used
since
the
establishment
of
the
lift
.
The
engineer
drew
the
ladder
to
the
hole
,
the
diameter
of
which
measured
nearly
six
feet
,
and
allowed
it
to
unroll
itself
after
having
securely
fastened
its
upper
extremity
.
Then
,
having
lighted
a
lantern
,
taken
a
revolver
,
and
placed
a
cutlass
in
his
belt
,
he
began
the
descent
.
The
sides
were
everywhere
entire
;
but
points
of
rock
jutted
out
here
and
there
,
and
by
means
of
these
points
it
would
have
been
quite
possible
for
an
active
creature
to
climb
to
the
mouth
of
the
well
.
The
engineer
remarked
this
;
but
although
he
carefully
examined
these
points
by
the
light
of
his
lantern
,
he
could
find
no
impression
,
no
fracture
which
could
give
any
reason
to
suppose
that
they
had
either
recently
or
at
any
former
time
been
used
as
a
staircase
.
Cyrus
Harding
descended
deeper
,
throwing
the
light
of
his
lantern
on
all
sides
.
He
saw
nothing
suspicious
.
