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And
yet
there
was
a
man
on
board
who
could
have
spoken
the
decisive
word
,
and
refused
to
break
his
silence
.
This
was
Ayrton
.
There
was
no
doubt
the
fellow
knew
,
if
not
the
present
whereabouts
of
the
captain
,
at
least
the
place
of
shipwreck
.
But
it
was
evident
that
were
Grant
found
,
he
would
be
a
witness
against
him
.
Hence
his
persistent
silence
,
which
gave
rise
to
great
indignation
on
board
,
especially
among
the
crew
,
who
would
have
liked
to
deal
summarily
with
him
.
Glenarvan
repeatedly
renewed
his
attempts
with
the
quartermaster
,
but
promises
and
threats
were
alike
useless
.
Ayrton
's
obstinacy
was
so
great
,
and
so
inexplicable
,
that
the
Major
began
to
believe
he
had
nothing
to
reveal
.
His
opinion
was
shared
,
moreover
,
by
the
geographer
,
as
it
corroborated
his
own
notion
about
Harry
Grant
.
But
if
Ayrton
knew
nothing
,
why
did
he
not
confess
his
ignorance
?
It
could
not
be
turned
against
him
.
His
silence
increased
the
difficulty
of
forming
any
new
plan
.
Was
the
presence
of
the
quartermaster
on
the
Australian
continent
a
proof
of
Harry
Grant
's
being
there
?
It
was
settled
that
they
must
get
this
information
out
of
Ayrton
.
Lady
Helena
,
seeing
her
husband
's
ill-success
,
asked
his
permission
to
try
her
powers
against
the
obstinacy
of
the
quartermaster
.
When
a
man
had
failed
,
a
woman
perhaps
,
with
her
gentler
influence
,
might
succeed
.
Is
there
not
a
constant
repetition
going
on
of
the
story
of
the
fable
where
the
storm
,
blow
as
it
will
,
can
not
tear
the
cloak
from
the
shoulders
of
the
traveler
,
while
the
first
warm
rays
of
sunshine
make
him
throw
it
off
immediately
?
Glenarvan
,
knowing
his
young
wife
's
good
sense
,
allowed
her
to
act
as
she
pleased
.
The
same
day
(
the
5th
of
March
)
,
Ayrton
was
conducted
to
Lady
Helena
's
saloon
.
Mary
Grant
was
to
be
present
at
the
interview
,
for
the
influence
of
the
young
girl
might
be
considerable
,
and
Lady
Helena
would
not
lose
any
chance
of
success
.
For
a
whole
hour
the
two
ladies
were
closeted
with
the
quartermaster
,
but
nothing
transpired
about
their
interview
.
What
had
been
said
,
what
arguments
they
used
to
win
the
secret
from
the
convict
,
or
what
questions
were
asked
,
remained
unknown
;
but
when
they
left
Ayrton
,
they
did
not
seem
to
have
succeeded
,
as
the
expression
on
their
faces
denoted
discouragement
.
In
consequence
of
this
,
when
the
quartermaster
was
being
taken
back
to
his
cabin
,
the
sailors
met
him
with
violent
menaces
.
He
took
no
notice
except
by
shrugging
his
shoulders
,
which
so
increased
their
rage
,
that
John
Mangles
and
Glenarvan
had
to
interfere
,
and
could
only
repress
it
with
difficulty
.
