CHAPTER 13

Departure decided upon—Conjectures—Preparations—The three passengers—First night—Second night—Tabor Island—Searching the shore—Searching the wood—No one—Animals—Plants—A dwelling—Deserted. “A castaway!” exclaimed Pencroft; “left on this Tabor Island not two hundred miles from us! Ah, Captain Harding, you won’t now oppose my going.” “No, Pencroft,” replied Cyrus Harding; “and you shall set out as soon as possible.” “To-morrow?” “To-morrow!” The engineer still held in his hand the paper which he had ta…