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I have all along thought it most probable that they would rendezvous there . The maps show no villages for many miles round , and they might lie there for weeks without so much as a shepherd getting sight of them from the cliffs . Moreover , it is the nearest point for cutting off ships coming down between Corsica and the mainland , and they can , besides , snap up those proceeding from the south to Marseilles , as these , for the most part , pass between Sardinia and Corsica . '' At eight o'clock the boat was seen coming round the point . `` Any news , Fosco ? '' Gervaise asked , as it approached the galley . `` None , Sir Gervaise .