▁his ▁co - con sp ir ators ▁are ▁caught ▁prepar ing ▁to ▁leave ▁the ▁island ▁without ▁the ▁em igr ants . ▁The ▁consp ir ators ▁are ▁march ed ▁back ▁to ▁the ▁camp ▁and ▁put ▁in ▁makes h ift ▁j ails . ▁ ▁Dr . ▁Marsh ▁is ▁appointed ▁as ▁judge ▁over ▁the ▁k ang ar oo ▁court . ▁ ▁Queen ▁Paul ine ▁surpr ises ▁the ▁community ▁by ▁p ardon ing ▁the ▁crim inals ▁and ▁offers ▁her ▁hand ▁for ▁them ▁to ▁kiss ▁alleg iance . ▁For ▁a ▁time ▁there after , ▁there ▁is ▁peace , ▁except ▁for ▁a ▁group ▁of ▁n atives ▁hiding ▁in ▁the ▁fol i age ▁who ▁are ▁dispatch ed ▁by ▁the ▁gun - tot ing ▁colon ists . ▁ ▁An ▁earth qu ake ▁strik es ▁suddenly ▁and ▁begins ▁to ▁destroy ▁the ▁col ony , ▁and ▁everyone ▁fle es ▁in ▁the ▁only ▁int act ▁boat ▁just ▁before ▁the ▁entire ▁island ▁s inks ▁into ▁the ▁sea . ▁ <0x09> ▁The ▁refuge es ▁set ▁sail ▁for ▁their ▁original ▁port , ▁but ▁a ▁storm ▁rend ers ▁the ▁ship ▁un se aw orth y ▁once ▁again ▁and ▁they ▁must ▁pull ▁in ▁to ▁a ▁different ▁port . ▁A ▁ship ▁bound ▁for ▁England ▁is ▁dock ed ▁there ▁and ▁the ▁R ig ond as ▁soon ▁ar range ▁for ▁their ▁passage ▁home ▁to ▁England . ▁The ▁novel ▁ends ▁as ▁the ▁children ▁are ▁finally ▁reun ited ▁with ▁their ▁parents , ▁who ▁are ▁none ▁too ▁eager ▁to ▁hear ▁their ▁tales ▁of ▁advent ure . ▁ ▁Char acters ▁ ▁Domin ick ▁R ig onda