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CONTENTS.

1. PAGE

2. CHAP. I. —

   IN WHICH THE HERO MAKES HIS FIRST FLASH AND EXPLOSION, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   1

3. II. —

   REFERS TO A NOTABLE CHARACTER, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   8

4. III. —

   EARLY ASPIRATIONS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   17

5. IV. —

   EXTRAORDINARY RESULT OF AN ATTEMPT AT AMATEUR CABLE-LAYING, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   22

6. V. —

   PROSPECTS OF REAL CABLE-LAYING—ROBIN MEETS WITH HIS FIRST ELECTRICAL ACQUAINTANCES, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   31

7. VI. —

   TELLS Of OUR HERO'S VISIT TO THE GREAT CABLE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   51

8. VII. —

   THE BIG SHIP—FIRST NIGHT ABOARD, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   63

9. VIII. —

   LAYING THE CABLE—"FAULTS" AND FAULT-FINDING—ANXIETIES, ACCIDENTS, AND OTHER MATTERS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

   74

10. IX. —

    IN WHICH JOYS, HOPES, ALARMS, GHOSTS, AND LEVIATHANS TAKE PART, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    86

11. X. —

    TELLS OF GREAT EFFORTS AND FAILURES AND GRAND SUCCESS, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    102

12. XI. —

    HOME! ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    119

13. XII. —

    A GREAT DYNAMO-ELECTRIC SEA-FIGHT, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    125

14. XIII. —

    TELLS OF A SUDDEN AND UNLOOKED-FOR EVENT, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    135

15. XIV. —

    THE RAFT, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    147

16. XV. —

    LIFE ON THE RAFT, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    160

17. XVI. —

    IN WHICH WILL BE FOUND MORE SURPRISES THAN ONE, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    170

18. XVII. —

    STRANGE DISCOVERIES ON PIRATE ISLAND, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    187

19. XVIII. —

    THE PIRATE'S ISLAND—continued, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    206

20. XIX. —

    AN EXPLORATION AND AN ACCIDENT, ................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................

    225