An Antarctic Mystery

hipelago of Tristan d'Acunha-for such is the official title bestowed upon himself by that excellent fellow,

siedlung disappeared behind the extremity of Falmouth B

, and Daly's Promontory; but it took the entire day to lose sight of the volcano of Tristan d'Acunh

month of September ought to bring us within sight of the first peaks of the Falkland Group; and so, very sensibly t

had not gone beyond-Kemp, the sixty-sixth parallel; Ballerry, the sixty-seventh; Biscoe, the sixty-eighth; Bellinghausen and Morrell, the seventieth; Cook, the seventy-fir

ertaking of Captain Len Guy. I thought about it incessantly. As a fact there was nothing to recall me to America. It is true that whether I should get the consent of the commander of the Halbrane remained to be seen; but, after all, why should he refuse to keep me as a passenger? Would it not

e to any definite determination, until an oppo

effectively bar

ct of the sky and the sea underwent a marked change. The wind became calm, the waves abated, and the next day the breeze veered to the north

uy was presented to me, and by himself, for he came out of his cabin, advanc

of what, if not the subject which ent

a chat with you, Mr. Jeorling, since

lied, but with reserve, for I

and make me anxious. A plan of campaign to organize, in which nothing must

t, I ass

at I am able to appreciate you, I congratulate myself upon ha

for what you have done for m

o my making my proposal, when

f the reality of the voyage of the Jane, or do you still

o regard it

ters have really existed, or that my brother Wil

fact, and my earnest desire is that the favour of Heaven may attend

Mr. Jeorling, and by the ble

ed, I am certain it will

n English ex-corporal, who sets up to be Governor of Tristan d'Acunh

rned from Glass has contributed not a li

as satisf

seen the Jane, eleven years ago, when

e-and my

d personal dealings wi

aded with

ust been trading

moored in

place as yo

ur Pym-Di

th them fr

what had bec

Arthur Pym, whom he regarded as a foolhard

Jeorling. Was it not he who led my unfort

eason to believe so

t! added the captain i

umed, "also knew Patters

fellow, Mr. Jeorling, and devote

is to you

the shipwrecked men f

also all that you have res

from visiting him, as, in his absurd vanity, he held the commander of the Halbrane bound to d

ink everything in Arthur Pym's journal, which ha

into consideration-at least concerning the phenomena of the island of Tsalal. And we know that Arthur Pym was mistaken

arthquake was revealed to them. Now, as the whole face of the hill was rushing into the ravine, the fate of my brother and twenty-nine of his men could not be doubtful to his mind. He was, most natural

hat, fully

ertain that my brother and five of his companions e

re taken by the natives of Tsalal and kept in captivity, or remained free, Patterson's note-book sa

my brother and five of his sailors were living less than four months ago on some part of Tsalal Island. T

of your company until the end of the camp

ade. Otherwise he did not appear surprised by the proposal I had made;

ling