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There
was
nothing
more
for
Ayrton
to
do
but
to
return
,
and
render
to
his
companions
an
account
of
the
mission
with
which
he
had
charged
himself
,
and
he
prepared
to
regain
the
bows
of
the
brig
,
so
that
he
might
let
himself
down
into
the
water
.
But
to
this
man
,
whose
wish
was
,
as
he
had
said
,
to
do
more
than
his
duty
,
there
came
an
heroic
thought
.
This
was
to
sacrifice
his
own
life
,
but
save
the
island
and
the
colonists
.
Cyrus
Harding
evidently
could
not
resist
fifty
ruffians
,
all
well
armed
,
who
,
either
by
penetrating
by
main
force
into
Granite
House
,
or
by
starving
out
the
besieged
,
could
obtain
from
them
what
they
wanted
.
And
then
he
thought
of
his
preservers
--
those
who
had
made
him
again
a
man
,
and
an
honest
mm
,
those
to
whom
he
owed
all
--
murdered
without
pity
,
their
works
destroyed
,
their
island
turned
into
a
pirates
'
den
!
He
said
to
himself
that
he
,
Ayrton
,
was
the
principal
cause
of
so
many
disasters
,
since
his
old
companion
,
Bob
Harvey
,
had
but
realized
his
own
plans
,
and
a
feeling
of
horror
took
possession
of
him
.
Then
he
was
seized
with
an
irresistible
desire
to
blow
up
the
brig
and
with
her
,
all
whom
she
had
on
board
.
He
would
perish
in
the
explosion
,
but
he
would
have
done
his
duty
.
Ayrton
did
not
hesitate
.
To
reach
the
powder-room
,
which
is
always
situated
in
the
after-part
of
a
vessel
,
was
easy
.
There
would
be
no
want
of
powder
in
a
vessel
which
followed
such
a
trade
,
and
a
spark
would
be
enough
to
destroy
it
in
an
instant
.
Ayrton
stole
carefully
along
the
between-decks
,
strewn
with
numerous
sleepers
,
overcome
more
by
drunkenness
than
sleep
.
A
lantern
was
lighted
at
the
foot
of
the
mainmast
,
round
which
was
hung
a
gun-rack
,
furnished
with
weapons
of
all
sorts
.
Ayrton
took
a
revolver
from
the
rack
,
and
assured
himself
that
it
was
loaded
and
primed
.
Nothing
more
was
needed
to
accomplish
the
work
of
destruction
.
He
then
glided
towards
the
stern
,
so
as
to
arrive
under
the
brig
's
poop
at
the
powder-magazine
.
It
was
difficult
to
proceed
along
the
dimly
lighted
deck
without
stumbling
over
some
half-sleeping
convict
,
who
retorted
by
oaths
and
kicks
.
Ayrton
was
,
therefore
,
more
than
once
obliged
to
halt
.
But
at
last
he
arrived
at
the
partition
dividing
the
aftercabin
,
and
found
the
door
opening
into
the
magazine
itself
.
Ayrton
,
compelled
to
force
it
open
,
set
to
work
.
It
was
a
difficult
operation
to
perform
without
noise
,
for
he
had
to
break
a
padlock
.
But
under
his
vigorous
hand
,
the
padlock
broke
,
and
the
door
was
open
.
At
that
moment
a
hand
was
laid
on
Ayrton
's
shoulder
.
"
What
are
you
doing
here
?
"
asked
a
tail
man
,
in
a
harsh
voice
,
who
,
standing
in
the
shadow
,
quickly
threw
the
light
of
a
lantern
in
Ayrton
's
face
.
