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A
long
silence
had
followed
the
astounding
declaration
of
the
half
-
breed
.
None
dreamed
of
doubting
his
veracity
.
He
had
said
,
“
I
am
Dirk
Peters
.
”
He
was
Dirk
Peters
.
At
length
,
moved
by
irresistible
impulse
,
I
said
:
“
My
friends
,
before
any
decision
is
made
,
let
us
carefully
consider
the
situation
.
Should
we
not
lay
up
everlasting
regret
for
ourselves
if
we
were
to
abandon
our
expedition
at
the
very
moment
when
it
promises
to
succeed
?
Reflect
upon
this
,
captain
,
and
you
,
my
companions
.
It
is
less
than
seven
months
since
Patterson
left
your
countrymen
alive
on
Tsalal
Island
.
If
they
were
there
then
,
the
fact
proves
that
for
eleven
years
they
had
been
enabled
to
exist
on
the
resources
provided
by
the
island
,
having
nothing
to
fear
from
the
islanders
,
some
of
whom
had
fallen
victims
to
circumstances
unknown
to
us
,
and
others
had
probably
transferred
themselves
to
some
neighbouring
island
.
This
is
quite
plain
,
and
I
do
not
see
how
any
objection
can
be
raised
to
my
reasoning
.
”
No
one
made
answer
:
there
was
none
to
be
made
.
“
If
we
have
not
come
across
the
captain
of
the
Jane
and
his
people
,
”
I
resumed
,
“
it
is
because
they
have
been
obliged
to
abandon
Tsalal
Island
since
Patterson
’
s
departure
.
Why
?
In
my
belief
,
it
was
because
the
earthquake
had
rendered
the
island
uninhabitable
.
Now
,
they
would
only
have
required
a
native
boat
to
gain
either
another
island
or
some
point
of
the
Antarctic
continent
by
the
aid
of
the
southern
current
.
I
hardly
hesitate
to
assert
that
all
this
has
occurred
;
but
in
any
case
,
I
know
,
and
I
repeat
,
that
we
shall
have
done
nothing
if
we
do
not
persevere
in
the
search
on
which
the
safety
of
your
countrymen
depends
.
”
I
questioned
my
audience
by
a
searching
look
.
No
answer
.
Captain
Len
Guy
,
whose
emotion
was
unrestrained
,
bowed
his
head
,
for
he
felt
that
I
was
right
,
that
by
invoking
the
duties
of
humanity
I
was
prescribing
the
only
course
open
to
men
with
feeling
hearts
.
“
And
what
is
in
question
?
”
I
continued
,
after
the
silent
pause
.
“
To
accomplish
a
few
degrees
of
latitude
,
and
that
while
the
sea
is
open
,
while
we
have
two
months
of
good
weather
to
look
for
,
and
nothing
to
fear
from
the
southern
winter
.
I
certainly
should
not
ask
you
to
brave
its
severity
.
And
shall
we
hesitate
,
when
the
Halbrane
is
abundantly
furnished
,
her
crew
complete
and
in
good
health
?
Shall
we
take
fright
at
imaginary
dangers
?
Shall
we
not
have
courage
to
go
on
,
on
,
thither
?
”
And
I
pointed
to
the
southern
horizon
.
