\"AndrememberallthatIhavetaughtyou，\"shoutedBastin。
Maramashivered，thoughwhetheratthementionofthegodOro，ofwhosepowerstheOrofenanshadsopainfularecollection，orattheresultofBastin’steachings，Idonotknow。Andthatwasthelastweshalleverseeofeachotherinthisworld。
Theislandfadedbehindusand，soreatheartbecauseofallthatwehadfoundandlostagain，forthreedayswesailednorthwardwithafairandsteadywind。Onthefourtheveningbyanextraordinarystrokeoffortune，wefellinwithanAmericantrampsteamer，tradingfromtheSouthSeaIslandstoSanFrancisco。Tothecaptain，whotreatedusverykindly，wesaidsimplythatwewereapartyofEnglishmenwhoseyachthadbeenwreckedonasmallislandseveralhundredsofmilesaway，ofwhichweknewneitherthename，ifithadone，northeposition。
Thisstorywasacceptedwithoutquestion，forsuchthingsoftenhappeninthoselatitudes，andinduecoursewewerelandedatSanFrancisco，wherewemadecertaindepositionsbeforetheBritishConsulastothelossoftheyachtStaroftheSouth。
ThenwecrossedAmerica，havingobtainedfundsbycable，andsailedforEnglandinasteamerflyingtheflagoftheUnitedStates。