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'An end is come.--The end is come.--It watcheth for thee. Behold it is come!'--EZEKIEL.
BUT the vessel is at last in harbour. The port-officer has been on board, and all the passengers are free to land. Boats in all directions push from the wharf to bring back their living freight. The poop is quickly deserted of all, save one passenger, and that is Captain Norwell. It seems he does not know his own mind, for more violently than ever he paces the deck, until reminded that he must leave the ship, the cargo being about to be disgorged. A boat in watching for this last chance of an engagement is stoutly hailed by the mate, and in another moment Norwell steps into it, and anon he lands on Tasmanian shores.