We followed him therefore, as he led us towards the southern extremity of the islet.

Having reached the point, Hunt looked carefullyon all sides of him, then stooped and showed us a piece of half rotten wood lying among the scattered stones.
"I remember!" I exclaimed; "Arthur Pym speaks of a piece of wood with traces of carving on it which appeared to have belonged to the bow of a ship." "Among the carving my brother fancied he could trace the design of a tortoise," added Captain Len Guy.
"Just so," I replied, "but Arthur Pym pronounced that resemblance doubtful.

No matter; the piece of wood is still in the same place that is indicated in the narrative, so we may conclude that since the _Jane_ cast anchor here no other crew has ever set foot upon Bennet Islet.

It follows that we should only lose time in looking out for any tokens of another landing.

We shall know nothing until we reach Tsalal Island." "Yes, Tsalal Island," replied the captain.
We then retraced our steps in the direction of the bay.