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Chapter 17 Burials
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As it was now quite light, the party, none of whom had eaten or slept since the previous morning, began to bestir themselves to prepare food.
The mutineers of the Arrow had landed a small supply of dried meats, canned soups and vegetables, crackers2, flour, tea, and coffee for the five they had marooned3, and these were hurriedly drawn4 upon to satisfy the craving5 of long-famished appetites.
The next task was to make the cabin habitable, and to this end it was decided6 to at once remove the gruesome relics7 of the tragedy which had taken place there on some bygone day.
Professor Porter and Mr. Philander8 were deeply interested in examining the skeletons. The two larger, they stated, had belonged to a male and female of one of the higher white races.
The smallest skeleton was given but passing attention, as its location, in the crib, left no doubt as to its having been the infant offspring of this unhappy couple.
As they were preparing the skeleton of the man for burial, Clayton discovered a massive ring which had evidently encircled the man’s finger at the time of his death, for one of the slender bones of the hand still lay within the golden bauble10.
Picking it up to examine it, Clayton gave a cry of astonishment12, for the ring bore the crest13 of the house of Greystoke.
At the same time, Jane discovered the books in the cupboard, and on opening the fly-leaf of one of them saw the name, JOHN CLAYTON, LONDON. In a second book which she hurriedly examined was the single name, GREYSTOKE.
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shrimp
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hatred
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