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They
would
make
their
way
with
their
hatchets
,
and
thus
lay
the
first
draft
of
a
road
which
would
place
Granite
House
in
communication
with
the
end
of
the
peninsula
for
a
length
of
from
sixteen
to
seventeen
miles
.
The
cart
was
in
good
condition
.
The
onagers
,
well
rested
,
could
go
a
long
journey
.
Provisions
,
camp
effects
,
a
portable
stove
,
and
various
utensils
were
packed
in
the
cart
,
as
also
weapons
and
ammunition
,
carefully
chosen
from
the
now
complete
arsenal
of
Granite
House
.
But
it
was
necessary
to
remember
that
the
convicts
were
,
perhaps
,
roaming
about
the
woods
,
and
that
in
the
midst
of
these
thick
forests
a
shot
might
quickly
be
fired
and
received
.
It
was
therefore
resolved
that
the
little
band
of
settlers
should
remain
together
and
not
separate
under
any
pretext
whatever
.
It
was
also
decided
that
no
one
should
remain
at
Granite
House
.
Top
and
Jup
themselves
were
to
accompany
the
expedition
;
the
inaccessible
dwelling
needed
no
guard
.
The
14th
of
February
,
eve
of
the
departure
,
was
consecrated
entirely
to
repose
,
and
--
thanksgiving
addressed
by
the
colonists
to
the
Creator
.
A
place
in
the
cart
was
reserved
for
Herbert
,
who
,
though
thoroughly
convalescent
,
was
still
a
little
weak
.
The
next
morning
,
at
daybreak
,
Cyrus
Harding
took
the
necessary
measures
to
protect
Granite
House
from
any
invasion
.
The
ladders
,
which
were
formerly
used
for
the
ascent
,
were
brought
to
the
Chimneys
and
buried
deep
in
the
sand
,
so
that
they
might
be
available
on
the
return
of
the
colonists
,
for
the
machinery
of
the
lift
had
been
taken
to
pieces
,
and
nothing
of
the
apparatus
remained
.
Pencroft
stayed
the
last
in
Granite
House
in
order
to
finish
this
work
,
and
he
then
lowered
himself
down
by
means
of
a
double
rope
held
below
,
and
which
,
when
once
hauled
down
,
left
no
communication
between
the
upper
landing
and
the
beach
.
The
weather
was
magnificent
.
"
We
shall
have
a
warm
day
of
it
,
"
said
the
reporter
,
laughing
.
"
Pooh
!
Dr.
Spilett
,
"
answered
Pencroft
,
"
we
shall
walk
under
the
shade
of
the
trees
and
sha
n't
even
see
the
sun
!
"
"
Forward
!
"
said
the
engineer
.
The
cart
was
waiting
on
the
beach
before
the
Chimneys
.
The
reporter
made
Herbert
take
his
place
in
it
during
the
first
hours
at
least
of
the
journey
,
and
the
lad
was
obliged
to
submit
to
his
doctor
's
orders
.
Neb
placed
himself
at
the
onagers
'
heads
.
Cyrus
Harding
,
the
reporter
,
and
the
sailor
,
walked
in
front
.
Top
bounded
joyfully
along
.
Herbert
offered
a
seat
in
his
vehicle
to
Jup
,
who
accepted
it
without
ceremony
.
The
moment
for
departure
had
arrived
,
and
the
little
band
set
out
.
