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However
,
Herbert
's
convalescence
progressed
rapidly
.
The
congestion
of
the
liver
had
disappeared
,
and
his
wounds
might
be
considered
completely
healed
.
During
the
month
of
January
,
important
work
was
done
on
the
plateau
of
Prospect
Heights
;
but
it
consisted
solely
in
saving
as
much
as
was
possible
from
the
devastated
crops
,
either
of
corn
or
vegetables
.
The
grain
and
the
plants
were
gathered
,
so
as
to
provide
a
new
harvest
for
the
approaching
half-season
.
With
regard
to
rebuilding
the
poultry-yard
,
wall
,
or
stables
,
Cyrus
Harding
preferred
to
wait
.
While
he
and
his
companions
were
in
pursuit
of
the
convicts
,
the
latter
might
very
probably
pay
another
visit
to
the
plateau
,
and
it
would
be
useless
to
give
them
an
opportunity
of
recommencing
their
work
of
destruction
.
when
the
island
should
be
cleared
of
these
miscreants
,
they
would
set
about
rebuilding
.
The
young
convalescent
began
to
get
up
in
the
second
week
of
January
,
at
first
for
one
hour
a
day
,
then
two
,
then
three
.
His
strength
visibly
returned
,
so
vigorous
was
his
constitution
.
He
was
now
eighteen
years
of
age
.
He
was
tall
,
and
promised
to
become
a
man
of
noble
and
commanding
presence
.
From
this
time
his
recovery
,
while
still
requiring
care
,
--
and
Dr.
Spilett
was
very
strict
,
--
made
rapid
progress
.
Towards
the
end
of
the
month
,
Herbert
was
already
walking
about
on
Prospect
Heights
,
and
the
beach
.
He
derived
,
from
several
sea-baths
,
which
he
took
in
company
with
Pencroft
and
Neb
,
the
greatest
possible
benefit
.
Cyrus
Harding
thought
he
might
now
settle
the
day
for
their
departure
,
for
which
the
15th
of
February
was
fixed
.
The
nights
,
very
clear
at
this
time
of
year
,
would
be
favorable
to
the
researches
they
intended
to
make
all
over
the
island
.
The
necessary
preparations
for
this
exploration
were
now
commenced
,
and
were
important
,
for
the
colonists
had
sworn
not
to
return
to
Granite
House
until
their
twofold
object
had
been
achieved
;
on
the
one
hand
,
to
exterminate
the
convicts
,
and
rescue
Ayrton
,
if
he
was
still
living
;
on
the
other
,
to
discover
who
it
was
that
presided
so
effectually
over
the
fortunes
of
the
colony
.
Of
Lincoln
Island
,
the
settlers
knew
thoroughly
all
the
eastern
coast
from
Claw
Cape
to
the
Mandible
Capes
,
the
extensive
Tadorn
Marsh
,
the
neighborhood
of
Lake
Grant
,
Jacamar
Wood
,
between
the
road
to
the
corral
and
the
Mercy
,
the
courses
of
the
Mercy
and
Red
Creek
,
and
lastly
,
the
spurs
of
Mount
Franklin
,
among
which
the
corral
had
been
established
.
They
had
explored
,
though
only
in
an
imperfect
manner
,
the
vast
shore
of
Washington
Bay
from
Claw
Cape
to
Reptile
End
,
the
woody
and
marshy
border
of
the
west
coast
,
and
the
interminable
downs
,
ending
at
the
open
mouth
of
Shark
Gulf
.
But
they
had
in
no
way
surveyed
the
woods
which
covered
the
Serpentine
Peninsula
,
all
to
the
right
of
the
Mercy
,
the
left
bank
of
Falls
River
,
and
the
wilderness
of
spurs
and
valleys
which
supported
three
quarters
of
the
base
of
Mount
Franklin
,
to
the
east
,
the
north
,
and
the
west
,
and
where
doubtless
many
secret
retreats
existed
.
Consequently
,
many
millions
of
acres
of
the
island
had
still
escaped
their
investigations
.
It
was
,
therefore
,
decided
that
the
expedition
should
be
carried
through
the
Far
West
,
so
as
to
include
all
that
region
situated
on
the
right
of
the
Mercy
.
It
might
,
perhaps
,
be
better
worth
while
to
go
direct
to
the
corral
,
where
it
might
be
supposed
that
the
convicts
had
again
taken
refuge
,
either
to
pillage
or
to
establish
themselves
there
.
But
either
the
devastation
of
the
corral
would
have
been
an
accomplished
fact
by
this
time
,
and
it
would
be
too
late
to
prevent
it
,
or
it
had
been
the
convicts
'
interest
to
entrench
themselves
there
,
and
there
would
be
still
time
to
go
and
turn
them
out
on
their
return
.
Therefore
,
after
some
discussion
,
the
first
plan
was
adhered
to
,
and
the
settlers
resolved
to
proceed
through
the
wood
to
Reptile
End
.
