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In
the
event
of
the
pirates
presenting
themselves
and
attempting
to
force
the
passage
,
he
was
to
endeavor
to
stop
them
by
firing
on
them
,
and
as
a
last
resource
he
was
to
take
refuge
in
Granite
House
,
where
,
the
lift
once
raised
,
he
would
be
in
safety
.
Cyrus
Harding
,
Gideon
Spilett
,
Herbert
,
and
Pencroft
were
to
repair
to
the
corral
,
and
if
they
did
not
find
Ayrton
,
search
the
neighboring
woods
.
At
six
o'clock
in
the
morning
,
the
engineer
and
his
three
companions
had
passed
Creek
Glycerine
,
and
Neb
posted
himself
behind
a
small
mound
crowned
by
several
dragon
trees
,
on
the
left
bank
of
the
stream
.
The
colonists
,
after
leaving
the
plateau
of
Prospect
Heights
,
immediately
took
the
road
to
the
corral
.
They
shouldered
their
guns
,
ready
to
fire
on
the
slightest
hostile
demonstration
.
The
two
rifles
and
the
two
guns
had
been
loaded
with
ball
.
The
wood
was
thick
on
each
side
of
the
road
and
might
easily
have
concealed
the
convicts
,
who
owing
to
their
weapons
would
have
been
really
formidable
.
The
colonists
walked
rapidly
and
in
silence
.
Top
preceded
them
,
sometimes
running
on
the
road
,
sometimes
taking
a
ramble
into
the
wood
,
but
always
quiet
and
not
appearing
to
fear
anything
unusual
.
And
they
could
be
sure
that
the
faithful
dog
would
not
allow
them
to
be
surprised
,
but
would
bark
at
the
least
appearance
of
danger
.
Cyrus
Harding
and
his
companions
followed
beside
the
road
the
wire
which
connected
the
corral
with
Granite
House
.
After
walking
for
nearly
two
miles
,
they
had
not
as
yet
discovered
any
explanation
of
the
difficulty
.
The
posts
were
in
good
order
,
the
wire
regularly
extended
.
However
,
at
that
moment
the
engineer
observed
that
the
wire
appeared
to
be
slack
,
and
on
arriving
at
post
No.
74
,
Herbert
,
who
was
in
advance
stopped
,
exclaiming
,
--
"
The
wire
is
broken
!
"
His
companions
hurried
forward
and
arrived
at
the
spot
where
the
lad
was
standing
.
The
post
was
rooted
up
and
lying
across
the
path
.
The
unexpected
explanation
of
the
difficulty
was
here
,
and
it
was
evident
that
the
despatches
from
Granite
House
had
not
been
received
at
the
corral
,
nor
those
from
the
corral
at
Granite
House
.
"
It
was
n't
the
wind
that
blew
down
this
post
,
"
observed
Pencroft
.
