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  1 2,7|          the leader of the escaped convicts; and if he boldly maintained
  2 2,7|            followed by his band of convicts, who had been told what
  3 2,7|           it would be easy for the convicts to seize her, and her crew
  4 3,1|        would have carried, had the convicts succeeded in their criminal
  5 3,2|          pirates after having been convicts, these wretches, more ferocious
  6 3,2|       massacring their crews. ~The convicts spoke loudly, they recounted
  7 3,2|        lodged the most intractable convicts from the English penitentiaries.
  8 3,2|         well known to Ayrton! ~The convicts were, for the most part,
  9 3,2|            yet existed between the convicts and Lincoln Island. ~The
 10 3,2|          but be convenient for the convicts; in their hands it would
 11 3,2|           in the island, since the convicts intended to reside there,
 12 3,2|           as a large number of the convicts were already buried in a
 13 3,2|            Then, gliding among the convicts stretched here and there,
 14 3,2|           revolver, and two of the convicts fell, but a blow from a
 15 3,3|       important thing is, that the convicts should believe that the
 16 3,3|            hand-to-hand, since the convicts have numbers on their side.
 17 3,3|      different points at once, the convicts would be led to believe
 18 3,3|          be confused enough to the convicts' minds. But what they could
 19 3,3|            be seen that one of the convicts held a lead-line in his
 20 3,3|            now about a dozen other convicts, maddened with rage, and
 21 3,3|          on the islet were a dozen convicts, of whom some were no doubt
 22 3,3|        cannot be supposed that the convicts will be so foolish as to
 23 3,3|       possible," said Ayrton. "The convicts might profit by the high
 24 3,3|         intelligence to two of the convicts, for they fell backwards. ~
 25 3,3|       there is still time, and the convicts cannot see us." ~"That is,
 26 3,4|               What about those six convicts who disembarked on the right
 27 3,4|        open sea. Very probably the convicts had not had time to escape,
 28 3,4|     disciplined like a man-of-war! Convicts are not sailors. Of course
 29 3,4|         the Mercy were raised, the convicts would not be stopped by
 30 3,4|         came, however, without the convicts having attempted any attack.
 31 3,5|         guard against, and now six convicts of the worst description,
 32 3,6|            had been visited by the convicts. ~"These gentlemen," he
 33 3,6|          mistaken!" ~"Then can the convicts have been on board?" asked
 34 3,6|          our vessel!" ~"But if the convicts had used her, they would
 35 3,6|       again, what object could the convicts have had in using the 'Bonadventure,'
 36 3,6|        Only, unfortunately, if the convicts take her a second time,
 37 3,6|          Mercy." ~"But suppose the convicts pay her another visit,"
 38 3,6|          easily have concealed the convicts, who owing to their weapons
 39 3,6|     Granite House, and who but the convicts could have any interest
 40 3,7|         threatened them should the convicts return, or of the precautions
 41 3,7|       clearly seen some one of the convicts running along the southern
 42 3,7|    reporter. "Then, doubtless, the convicts installed themselves in
 43 3,7|            Granite House. Have the convicts appeared in the neighborhood?
 44 3,8|                  Chapter 8 ~So the convicts were still there, watching
 45 3,8|   necessary for existence, and the convicts, scared by the arrival of
 46 3,8|      occurred as follows: ~The six convicts, disembarking on the island,
 47 3,8|         easily imagined! ~Now, the convicts,-reduced to five, it is
 48 3,8|         have satisfaction of these convicts. That will be the object
 49 3,8|        against them. ~In fact, the convicts' ship had appeared in the
 50 3,9|         fear of some shot from the convicts. There, on the contrary,
 51 3,9|           us reason coolly. If the convicts were hid in one spot of
 52 3,9|            Do you imagine that the convicts will not see you leave it,
 53 3,9|      moment at least, and that the convicts were occupied in another
 54 3,9|            unfortunate Ayrton. The convicts have dragged him away in
 55 3,9|     Herbert had fallen. But if the convicts had not killed him at first,
 56 3,9|           the chief of the escaped convicts. And who knows but that
 57 3,9|      morning. ~"Plateau invaded by convicts. ~ "Neb." ~ They gazed at
 58 3,9|          what were they to do? The convicts on Prospect Heights! that
 59 3,9|           it was well known to the convicts. ~Cyrus Harding and Gideon
 60 3,9|          was not probable that the convicts would have yet left the
 61 3,9|            and sent as soon as the convicts had shown themselves there.
 62 3,9|          place; supposing that the convicts would have crossed it, and
 63 3,9|         and ran to meet them. ~The convicts had left the plateau nearly
 64 3,0|                 Chapter 10 ~Of the convicts, the dangers which menaced
 65 3,0|           preceding night that the convicts had appeared on the edge
 66 3,0|        devastations with which the convicts threatened the plateau?
 67 3,0|           nothing to fear, for the convicts could not reach him in Granite
 68 3,0|            the woods, of which the convicts, besides, would think he
 69 3,0|           the darkness without the convicts' attention having been in
 70 3,0|         Neb ended his account. The convicts had not appeared at all
 71 3,0|        events. The presence of the convicts constituted a permanent
 72 3,0|          It was fortunate that the convicts had not advanced to the
 73 3,0|      meeting with any trace of the convicts; nor on the other side of
 74 3,0|         all probability either the convicts knew of the return of the
 75 3,0|        sufficient to cope with the convicts, and just now no one could
 76 3,0|  companions. He struggled with the convicts, he called to Ayrton, he
 77 3,1|          During all this time, the convicts did not once appear in the
 78 3,1|       obtain satisfaction from the convicts. ~However, Herbert's convalescence
 79 3,1|  companions were in pursuit of the convicts, the latter might very probably
 80 3,1|           hand, to exterminate the convicts, and rescue Ayrton, if he
 81 3,1|         might be supposed that the convicts had again taken refuge,
 82 3,1|     prevent it, or it had been the convicts' interest to entrench themselves
 83 3,1|     necessary to remember that the convicts were, perhaps, roaming about
 84 3,1|          recently traversed by the convicts, and we shall certainly
 85 3,1|        might give the alarm to the convicts, who were, perhaps, roaming
 86 3,1|       nothing to fear, either from convicts or wild beasts, two varieties
 87 3,1|           for its defense; but the convicts would be rather attracted
 88 3,1|          to the traces left by the convicts, a few more were discovered.
 89 3,1|            distinguished. The five convicts had evidently camped on
 90 3,1|           the retreat in which the convicts had taken refuge, nor that,
 91 3,2|            to his companions. "The convicts first landed on the island
 92 3,2|         arriving on the shore, the convicts saw at once that they would
 93 3,2|            Mount Franklin that the convicts will have made their lair." ~"
 94 3,2|            or the proximity of the convicts. Towards five in the evening
 95 3,2|           broad daylight, when the convicts were probably in ambush,
 96 3,2|           way, by bestowing on the convicts the worst names in his maritime
 97 3,2|       corral where he supposed the convicts had taken refuge, was about
 98 3,2| distinctness. Nevertheless, if the convicts were there, they must have
 99 3,2|        then, be concluded that the convicts were there in the corral,
100 3,2|       might also fail. Now, if the convicts were suspecting nothing,
101 3,2|         reason to believe that the convicts are not in the corral." ~"
102 3,2|            now hesitated. Were the convicts in the corral when Pencroft
103 3,2|        companions, "of finding the convicts collected in this house,
104 3,2|            was in the hands of the convicts! ~In a moment the reporter
105 3,2|     overlooking the corral. If the convicts were lying in ambush there,
106 3,2|             They were those of the convicts who, four months previously,
107 3,3|       happened? who had killed the convicts? Was it Ayrton? No, for
108 3,3|        where lay the bodies of the convicts. It was very probable that
109 3,3|            he was surprised by the convicts, who had scaled the palisade.
110 3,3|          Mount Franklin, where the convicts had taken refuge. ~His death
111 3,3|         upon, and the next day the convicts were about to kill him,
112 3,3|          months. ~Nevertheless the convicts had discovered the corral
113 3,3|        seemed, at the mercy of the convicts. After this event, and during
114 3,3|        third week of February. The convicts, still watching for a favorable
115 3,3|      corral?" ~"How is it that the convicts are lying yonder dead, in
116 3,3|            the corpses of the five convicts! ~Ayrton was astounded.
117 3,3|         carried the corpses of the convicts into the forest, some distance
118 3,3|            been convinced that the convicts had ruthlessly murdered
119 3,3|     accomplished, but although the convicts are no longer to be feared,
120 3,3|              answered Ayrton. "The convicts discovered her in her little
121 3,3|          them the cavern where the convicts had taken refuge, and in
122 3,3|            conveyed thither by the convicts in order to form a reserve. ~
123 3,4|        pirates, or even of escaped convicts, was always to be feared.
124 3,6|          was he who had killed the convicts with the electric balls,