CHAPTER 8

The convicts in the neighbourhood of the corral—Provisional establishment—Continuation of the treatment of Herbert— Pencroft’s first rejoicings—Conversation on past events—What the future has in reserve—Cyrus Harding's ideas on this subject. So the convicts were still there, watching the corral, and determined to kill the settlers one after the other. There was nothing to be done but to treat them as wild beasts. But great precautions must be taken, for just now the wretches had the advantage on…