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The
cart
first
turned
the
angle
of
the
mouth
of
the
Mercy
,
then
,
having
ascended
the
left
bank
for
a
mile
,
crossed
the
bridge
,
at
the
other
side
of
which
commenced
the
road
to
Port
Balloon
,
and
there
the
explorers
,
leaving
this
road
on
their
left
,
entered
the
cover
of
the
immense
woods
which
formed
the
region
of
the
Far
West
.
For
the
first
two
miles
the
widely
scattered
trees
allowed
the
cart
to
pass
with
ease
;
from
time
to
time
it
became
necessary
to
cut
away
a
few
creepers
and
bushes
,
but
no
serious
obstacle
impeded
the
progress
of
the
colonists
.
The
thick
foliage
of
the
trees
threw
a
grateful
shade
on
the
ground
.
Deodars
,
Douglas
firs
,
casuarinas
,
banksias
,
gum-trees
,
dragon-trees
,
and
other
well-known
species
,
succeeded
each
other
far
as
the
eye
could
reach
.
The
feathered
tribes
of
the
island
were
all
represented
--
grouse
,
jacamars
,
pheasants
,
lories
,
as
well
as
the
chattering
cockatoos
,
parrots
,
and
paroquets
.
Agouties
,
kangaroos
,
and
capybaras
fled
swiftly
at
their
approach
;
and
all
this
reminded
the
settlers
of
the
first
excursions
they
had
made
on
their
arrival
at
the
island
.
"
Nevertheless
,
"
observed
Cyrus
Harding
,
"
I
notice
that
these
creatures
,
both
birds
and
quadrupeds
,
are
more
timid
than
formerly
.
These
woods
have
,
therefore
,
been
recently
traversed
by
the
convicts
,
and
we
shall
certainly
find
some
traces
of
them
.
"
And
,
in
fact
,
in
several
places
they
could
distinguish
traces
,
more
or
less
recent
,
of
the
passage
of
a
band
of
men
--
here
branches
broken
off
the
trees
,
perhaps
to
mark
out
the
way
;
there
the
ashes
of
a
fire
,
and
footprints
in
clayey
spots
;
but
nothing
which
appeared
to
belong
to
a
settled
encampment
.
The
engineer
had
recommended
his
companions
to
refrain
from
hunting
.
The
reports
of
the
firearms
might
give
the
alarm
to
the
convicts
,
who
were
,
perhaps
,
roaming
through
the
forest
.
Moreover
,
the
hunters
would
necessarily
ramble
some
distance
from
the
cart
,
which
it
was
dangerous
to
leave
unguarded
.
In
the
afterpart
of
the
day
,
when
about
six
miles
from
Granite
House
,
their
progress
became
much
more
difficult
.
In
order
to
make
their
way
through
some
thickets
,
they
were
obliged
to
cut
down
trees
.
Before
entering
such
places
Harding
was
careful
to
send
in
Top
and
Jup
,
who
faithfully
accomplished
their
commission
,
and
when
the
dog
and
orang
returned
without
giving
any
warning
,
there
was
evidently
nothing
to
fear
,
either
from
convicts
or
wild
beasts
,
two
varieties
of
the
animal
kingdom
,
whose
ferocious
instincts
placed
them
on
the
same
level
.
On
the
evening
of
the
first
day
the
colonists
encamped
about
nine
miles
from
Granite
House
,
on
the
border
of
a
little
stream
falling
into
the
Mercy
,
and
of
the
existence
of
which
they
had
till
then
been
ignorant
;
it
evidently
,
however
,
belonged
to
the
hydiographical
system
to
which
the
soil
owed
its
astonishing
fertility
.
The
settlers
made
a
hearty
meal
,
for
their
appetites
were
sharpened
,
and
measures
were
then
taken
that
the
night
might
be
passed
in
safety
.
If
the
engineer
had
had
only
to
deal
with
wild
beasts
,
jaguars
or
others
,
he
would
have
simply
lighted
fires
all
around
his
camp
,
which
would
have
sufficed
for
its
defense
;
but
the
convicts
would
be
rather
attracted
than
terrified
by
the
flames
,
and
it
was
,
therefore
,
better
to
be
surrounded
by
the
profound
darkness
of
night
.
The
watch
was
,
however
,
carefully
organized
.
Two
of
the
settlers
were
to
watch
together
,
and
every
two
hours
it
was
agreed
that
they
should
be
relieved
by
their
comrades
.
And
so
,
notwithstanding
his
wish
to
the
contrary
,
Herbert
was
exempted
from
guard
.
Pencroft
and
Gideon
Spilett
in
one
party
,
the
engineer
and
Neb
in
another
,
mounted
guard
in
turns
over
the
camp
.
The
night
,
however
,
was
but
of
few
hours
.
The
darkness
was
due
rather
to
the
thickness
of
the
foliage
than
to
the
disappearance
of
the
sun
.
The
silence
was
scarcely
disturbed
by
the
howling
of
jaguars
and
the
chattering
of
the
monkeys
,
the
latter
appearing
to
particularly
irritate
Master
Jup
.
The
night
passed
without
incident
,
and
on
the
next
day
,
the
15th
of
February
,
the
journey
through
the
forest
,
tedious
rather
than
difficult
,
was
continued
.
This
day
they
could
not
accomplish
more
than
six
miles
,
for
every
moment
they
were
obliged
to
cut
a
road
with
their
hatchets
.
