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"Yes," replied Pencroft, "and in ten minutes she will have anchored before Granite House!"

From The Mysterious Island by Verne, Jules

“Yes,” replied Pencroft, “and in ten minutes she will have anchored before Granite House!”

From The Secret of the Island by Kingston, William Henry Giles