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  1    1,    1|          Lordship asks my opinion,” said Mangles, “I think it is
  2    1,    1|             better, at all events,” said John Mangles, “so let’s
  3    1,    1|           well, set to work, then,” said Glenarvan.~Lady Helena soon
  4    1,    1|       inside, and couldn’t digest,” said another of the crew.~“Hold
  5    1,    1|          your tongues, all of you!” said Tom Austin, the mate of
  6    1,    1|      swallowed the bottle?”~“What!” said Lord Glenarvan. “Do you
  7    1,    1|       careful how you take it out,” said Lord Glenarvan, “for bottles
  8    1,    1|            Do you think this does?” said Major McNabbs, incredulously.~“
  9    1,    1|            just what we’re to see,” said his cousin. “Well, Tom.”~“
 10    1,    1|           Well, Tom.”~“Here it is,” said the mate, holding up a shapeless
 11    1,    1|     Champagne origin, and the Major said immediately, “That’s one
 12    1,    1|            I quite agree with you,” said McNabbs. “I dare say this
 13    1,    1|           want to know where from?” said Lady Glenarvan.~“Wait a
 14    1,    1|             water.~“That’s vexing,” said Lord Edward, “for if papers
 15    1,    1|            to be feared they will,” said the Major.~“But it is a
 16    1,    1|    starting-point.”~“We shall see,” said Glenarvan, gently taking
 17    1,    1|            the bottle.”~“Break it,” said the Major.~“I would rather
 18    1,    1|                No doubt you would,” said Lady Helena; “but the contents
 19    1,    1|            Try it, Edward, try it,” said Lady Helena.~Lord Glenarvan
 20    1,    2|            anxious eyes. At last he said: “There are three distinct
 21    1,    2|             Very likely they will,” said the captain. “It is impossible
 22    1,    2|            to be made out of that,” said the Major, looking disappointed.~“
 23    1,    2|            There’s no doubt of it,” said Glenarvan. “The words SINK,
 24    1,    2|           out a good deal already,” said Lady Helena.~“Yes, but unfortunately
 25    1,    2|           are whole lines wanting,” said the Major, “and we have
 26    1,    2|             ll get that by and by,” said Edward.~“Oh, yes; there
 27    1,    2|          other.”~“Let us try them,” said his wife.~The second piece
 28    1,    2|         This is written in German,” said John Mangles the moment
 29    1,    2|             document carefully, and said:~“Well, here’s the date
 30    1,    2|           That is my opinion, too,” said the Major.~“The second line
 31    1,    2|           captain and two sailors,” said Lady Helena.~“It seems so,”
 32    1,    2|         Helena.~“Here it is, then,” said Lord Glenarvan, “and that
 33    1,    2|            us go steadily to work,” said Lord Glenarvan, “and begin
 34    1,    2|     valuable scrap of information,” said John Mangles. “The shipwreck
 35    1,    2|               That’s a wide world,” said the Major.~“Well, we’ll
 36    1,    2|          for CRUEL!”~“Let’s go on,” said Lord Glenarvan, becoming
 37    1,    2|            Your Lordship is right,” said John Mangles, “and besides,
 38    1,    2|             Lordship’s intentions?” said John Mangles, addressing
 39    1,    2|           the mate.~“Now, friends,” said Lord Glenarvan, “let us
 40    1,    2|        entreat help.”~“Exactly so,” said the Major.~“What are those
 41    1,    2|             is easily ascertained,” said the captain, opening a map
 42    1,    2|             an instant, Lord Edward said again, “To my own mind the
 43    1,    2|           so far to find out that,” said John Mangles. “I have the
 44    1,    2|             Do look at once, then,” said Lord Glenarvan.~The file
 45    1,    2|              capital! dear Edward,” said Lady Helena. “If those poor
 46    1,    3|          Verne~“Excuse him, ma’am,” said the girl, with a look at
 47    1,    3|             BRITANNIA?”~“Yes, yes,” said Lady Helena, eagerly; “and
 48    1,    3|            him again? Oh, tell me,” said the girl, earnestly.~“My
 49    1,    3|          clasped hands, and all she said when the narration ended,
 50    1,    3|            We can do without that,” said the boy.~“Yes, Mr. Robert,”
 51    1,    3|            you and Lord Glenarvan,” said the young girl, fervently,
 52    1,    4|             case; so not a word was said, and after answering all
 53    1,    4|        Grant must be a brave girl,” said the Major.~“I only hope
 54    1,    4|          the poor children’s sake,” said his cousin. “It would be
 55    1,    4|        furious.~“Well, Edward?” she said; “tell me.”~“Well, Helena,
 56    1,    4|     unintelligible. And, then, they said it was two years now since
 57    1,    4|             it was impossible, they said, to hunt all through Patagonia
 58    1,    4|          this Miss—”~“Yes, Edward,” said Lady Helena; “this is Miss
 59    1,    4|       Admiralty!”~“Oh! Miss Grant,” said Lord Glenarvan, raising
 60    1,    4|         known of your presence—”~He said no more, and there was a
 61    1,    4|       Government.~At last the Major said, addressing Lord Glenarvan: “
 62    1,    4|           of pacific.~“No, Robert,” said Mary Grant, “we will thank
 63    1,    4|          both go together.”~“Mary!” said Lady Helena, in a tone of
 64    1,    4|         went up to her husband, and said, with tears in her eyes,
 65    1,    5|             OF THE “DUNCAN”~WE have said already that Lady Helena
 66    1,    5|            if I don’t do properly,” said Robert.~“Rest easy on that
 67    1,    5|             on that score, my boy,” said Lord Glenarvan, gravely;
 68    1,    6|          stand the sea, Miss Mary?” said Lord Glenarvan.~“Pretty
 69    1,    6|       Robert!”~“Oh, as for Robert,” said the captain, “whenever he
 70    1,    6|            a start, but the captain said:~“Oh, don’t be afraid, Miss
 71    1,    6|        young girl.~“My dear child,” said Lord Glenarvan, “there is
 72    1,    6|            keep my word.”~“Edward,” said his wife, “you are the best
 73    1,    6|            true, John?”~“Quite so,” said the captain, “and yet, your
 74    1,    6|          Glenarvan.~“Well, really,” said Lady Glenarvan, “you are
 75    1,    6|           at home, my dear Helena,” said Lord Glenarvan. “This yacht
 76    1,    6|           intelligence.~“Olbinett,” said his master, as he appeared
 77    1,    6|        ready when we come back.”~He said this just as if it had been
 78    1,    6|              replied McNabbs.~“Oh!” said Lord Glenarvan; “the Major
 79    1,    6|            found it.~“Ah, well,” he said, “it is only eight o’clock
 80    1,    6|               Here is the captain!” said Olbinett.~“Ah! delighted,
 81    1,    6|             perfect ease and grace, said, bowing to Miss Grant, “
 82    1,    6|        Mangles interrupted him, and said, “Lord Glenarvan.”~“My Lord,”
 83    1,    6|             was more collected, and said, “Sir, to whom have I the
 84    1,    7|         personage, for all this was said in a most charming manner.
 85    1,    7|          Monsieur Jacques Paganel,” said Lord Glenarvan, after a
 86    1,    7|             am not Captain Burton,” said John Mangles.~“But the SCOTIA.”~“
 87    1,    7|        spectacles over his nose and said:~“You are joking.”~But just
 88    1,    7|          blunder indeed!~“However,” said Lord Glenarvan, “I am not
 89    1,    7|           with the poor gentleman?” said Lady Helena; “we can’t take
 90    1,    7|            Glenarvan once more, and said—~“And this DUNCAN—where
 91    1,    7|             the vessel.~“Yes, sir,” said John Mangles, “and belongs
 92    1,    7|         freely on his hospitality,” said Lord Glenarvan.~“A thousand
 93    1,    7|          completed; and Lady Helena said:~“Monsieur Paganel, if we
 94    1,    7|              That will be Madeira,” said John Mangles.~“Madeira be
 95    1,    8|          his new guest.~But Paganel said:~“My dear Lord, I won’t
 96    1,    8|           about this group has been said and written already. Besides,
 97    1,    8|           please, my dear Paganel,” said Lord Glenarvan, though he
 98    1,    8|        toward the southern horizon, said:~“Monsieur Paganel?”~“Yes,
 99    1,    8|           do see it at last, then,” said John Mangles.~“Yes, yes,
100    1,    8|             aware that the group is said to be devoid of much interest,
101    1,    8|             clear enough, Paganel,” said Lord Glenarvan, “that the
102    1,    8|            that, Monsieur Paganel,” said Lady Helena.~“Oh, quite
103    1,    8|                A charming country!” said the Major.~“Comfort yourself,
104    1,    8|             mountains at any rate,” said Glenarvan.~“Oh, they are
105    1,    8|      described already.”~“Already!” said Lord Glenarvan.~“Yes, that
106    1,    8|            is really a great pity,” said Helena. “What will become
107    1,    8|            there had been no wine,” said Glenarvan.~Still the learned
108    1,    8|            silent.~“I should wait,” said the Major, just as if he
109    1,    8|            Major, just as if he had said, “I should not wait.”~Paganel
110    1,    8|          spoke again at length, and said:~“My dear Glenarvan, where
111    1,    8|         Magellan, I must tell you,” said Lord Glenarvan.~“My Lord,
112    1,    8|             humanity?”~“That’s well said, madam.”~“Take my advice,
113    1,    8|           much to stay, don’t you?” said Paganel.~“And you’re dying
114    1,    9|             such a people, anyhow,” said Lady Helena.~“I doubt it
115    1,    9|           Oh, the name is nothing,” said Paganel, who was arguing
116    1,    9|         queer argument, certainly,” said Lady Helena.~“Well, let
117    1,    9|             Well, let us admit it,” said her husband, “but our friend
118    1,    9|           Paganel.~“They are tall,” said Glenarvan.~“I don’t know
119    1,    9|           About the average, then?” said McNabbs.~“I don’t know that
120    1,    9|            going a little too far,” said Glenarvan. “Travelers who
121    1,    9|            their accounts. Magellan said that his head scarcely reached
122    1,    9|            all credible witnesses,” said Glenarvan.~“Yes, quite as
123    1,    9|         Bravo! my dear geographer,” said Glenarvan. “That is very
124    1,   10|            accent I’ve not got,” he said.~“Let us go to the Custom-house,”
125    1,   10|       Glenarvan interrupted him and said:~“Paganel! I appeal to your
126    1,   10|            still silent.~“Besides,” said Glenarvan, “does not the
127    1,   10|        exception to that, my Lord,” said Paganel; “and even if your
128    1,   10|             Explain yourself, sir,” said Mary Grant.~“Nothing is
129    1,   10|            would you advise, then?” said Glenarvan.~“My advice is
130    1,   10|             a poor chance of that,” said the Major.~“Poor as it is,”
131    1,   10|         follow me for a moment,” he said, “across the American continent.
132    1,   10|           That’s capital, my Lord,” said John Mangles, “and I may
133    1,   10|          room then for hesitation,” said Lord Glenarvan. “Go we must,
134    1,   10|                Let us see the map?” said the Major.~“Here it is,
135    1,   10|            and Cape Saint Antonie,” said John Mangles.~“Just so.”~“
136    1,   10|       Lordship mean to pass me by?” said John Mangles, addressing
137    1,   10|            we can’t accompany you?” said Lady Helena, while a shade
138    1,   10|           the harbor.~“It is time,” said Lord Glenarvan at last.~“
139    1,   10|              Go then, dear Edward,” said Lady Helena, restraining
140    1,   10|           neck.~“And now, friends,” said Paganel, “let’s have one
141    1,   11|     language.~“What a language!” he said. “How full and sonorous
142    1,   11|             Yumbel to Los Angeles,” said Paganel.~Glenarvan looked
143    1,   11|            before, sir?”~“Oh, yes,” said Paganel, quite gravely.~“
144    1,   12|    discovered by Valdivia Mendoze,” said Paganel.~“Just so.”~“And
145    1,   12|           pass of Antuco, CATAPEZ?” said Glenarvan.~“Yes, your Lordship,
146    1,   12|            impassable.”~“To mules,” said the Major, “but not to men.”~“
147    1,   12|      appealed to his companions and said:~“Will you go on in spite
148    1,   12|         will not go with us, then?” said Glenarvan to the CATAPEZ.~“
149    1,   12|             reply.~“As you please,” said Glenarvan.~“We can do without
150    1,   12|             We can do without him,” said Paganel. “On the other side
151    1,   12|         clock Glenarvan stopped and said:~“We must rest.”~He knew
152    1,   12|         only for Robert.”~“No, no,” said the courageous lad; “I can
153    1,   12|           all of the same opinion?” said Glenarvan.~“Yes,” was the
154    1,   12|      suddenly the Major stopped and said, in a calm voice, “A hut!”~
155    1,   13|           shelter us, at any rate,” said Glenarvan, “even if it is
156    1,   13|         perfect palace, I call it,” said Paganel; “we only want flunkeys
157    1,   13|         some combustible or other,” said Paganel.~“Combustibles on
158    1,   13|            chimney in the CASUCHA,” said the Major, “the probability
159    1,   13|           friend McNabbs is right,” said Glenarvan. “Get everything
160    1,   13|            and I will go with you,” said Paganel.~“Do you want me?”
161    1,   13|             Let us go out and see,” said Glenarvan.~“Yes, and be
162    1,   13|       volcano.~“Ah, I’ve got them,” said a voice, the voice of Paganel.~“
163    1,   13|            up the beast?”~“I will,” said Wilson.~“Well, I’ll undertake
164    1,   13|           ll undertake to cook it,” said Paganel.~“Can you cook,
165    1,   14|           meet his gaze.~At last he said,~“Well, you hear what I
166    1,   14|          disappeared on this side,” said the Major, turning toward
167    1,   14|          respect it.~“Let us wait,” said Paganel to the Major and
168    1,   14|             he hopes?”~“Who knows!” said Tom Austin.~“Poor Robert!”
169    1,   14|         last he shook his head, and said, almost in-audibly:~“Did
170    1,   14|             above them.~“A condor,” said Paganel.~“Yes, a condor,”
171    1,   14|             steady.~“Let me do it,” said the Major. And with a calm
172    1,   14|             my Lord! Is it you!” he said; “my father!”~Glenarvan
173    1,   15|             slightly in return, and said a few words that neither
174    1,   15|             nations.~“That’s good!” said the Major. “Our friend Paganel
175    1,   15|           the better to articulate, said:~“Vos sois um homen de bem.” (
176    1,   15|             He doesn’t understand,” said the geographer.~“Perhaps
177    1,   15|           ll change the phrase,” he said; and in slow, deliberate
178    1,   15|          response still.~“DIZEIME!” said Paganel (Answer me).~But
179    1,   15|           if greatly irritated, and said,~“I’ll be hanged if I can
180    1,   15|        certain!”~“Not a bit of it!” said Glenarvan. “It was Spanish
181    1,   15|            sly glances, and McNabbs said, mischievously, with a look
182    1,   15|          monopoly of them.”~“What!” said Paganel, pricking up his
183    1,   15|         shrugged his shoulders, and said stiffly,~“You go a little
184    1,   15|            for yourself, Major,” he said, handing him a volume in
185    1,   15|            the example himself, and said:~“Laugh away, my friends,
186    1,   15|           at myself!”~“But, I say,” said the Major, after a minute, “
187    1,   15|             t catch the accent,” he said to the Major, “it won’t
188    1,   15|           fault; but who would have said to me that it was a Patagonian
189    1,   16|             curious than to see the said water-spouts wandering over
190    1,   16|      depression of the mercury,” he said. “But when the barometer
191    1,   16|             his horse suddenly, and said to Paganel:~“The Carmen
192    1,   16|    understand, or the storyteller?” said McNabbs, quietly~“Ah, McNabbs,
193    1,   16|        speak.~“Does he understand?” said Glenarvan.~“That remains
194    1,   16|        effaced by the wind.~“Well?” said Paganel to him at length.~
195    1,   16|       stopped him by a gesture, and said:~“You are in search of a
196    1,   16|               The heart of a bull!” said Paganel. “Ah, this magnificent
197    1,   16|           hands in his own, the boy said, in a soft tone:~“Es mio
198    1,   16|        speech and false in action,” said Paganel, after he had translated
199    1,   16|            spoke of a prisoner,” he said; “but were there not three?”~“
200    1,   16|             three?”~“I don’t know,” said Thalcave.~“And you know
201    1,   17|            quick for honest folks,” said McNabbs.~“Who are these
202    1,   17|             That’s my opinion too,” said the Major, “for if I am
203    1,   17|      contrary to his usual suavity, said bluntly:~“I believe you
204    1,   17|          get the better of him, and said:~“Know, sir, that my books
205    1,   17|          was getting too hot, so he said:~“Come, now, there is no
206    1,   17|              He began to smile, and said quietly:~“It’s the north
207    1,   17|               Ah, it is just that,” said Glenarvan. “It’s the north
208    1,   17|              Edward you are right,” said the Major, laughing heartily.~
209    1,   17|            system is irritated?” he said.~“Yes, Paganel, it is the
210    1,   17|           That’s not exactly what I said.”~“Tell me at once that
211    1,   17|          all others joined.~Paganel said no more, but went off in
212    1,   18|              Oh, my Lord, take me,” said Robert, as if it were a
213    1,   18|                Come, then, my boy,” said Glenarvan, delighted not
214    1,   18|           well, and what about me?” said Paganel.~“Oh, my dear Paganel,
215    1,   18|     confidence.”~“I resign myself,” said the geographer, much flattered
216    1,   18|            then, my worthy friend,” said Paganel.~“We’ll have supper
217    1,   18|          cavalier.~“Bravo! Robert,” said Glenarvan. “Thalcave is
218    1,   18|            would papa say to that?” said Robert, laughing. “He wants
219    1,   18|          naturally.”~“Poor father,” said Robert; “how he will thank
220    1,   18|           now.~“You will find him?” said Robert again, after a few
221    1,   18|            brave Indian, isn’t he?” said the boy.~“That indeed he
222    1,   18|             time you did, my Lord,” said the boy, seizing his lordship’
223    1,   18|       Glenarvan shook his head, but said no more, as a gesture from
224    1,   18|        serious calamities. Thalcave said nothing, thinking probably,
225    1,   18|          Drink moderately, my boy,” said Glenarvan; but he did not
226    1,   18|            river.~At last Glenarvan said:~“Well, our friends won’
227    1,   18|           we must think of supper,” said Glenarvan. “Our friends
228    1,   18|      excellent dish, the Patagonian said. Robert was very proud of
229    1,   19|        Thaouka scents an enemy,” he said to himself, going toward
230    1,   19|            the AGUARAS.”~“AGUARAS?” said Robert, looking inquiringly
231    1,   19|          afraid of wolves, my boy?” said Glenarvan.~“No, my Lord,”
232    1,   19|           Glenarvan.~“No, my Lord,” said the lad in a firm tone, “
233    1,   19|      multitude?~As soon as Thalcave said the word AGUARA, Glenarvan
234    1,   19|       frightened.~“No, my Lord,” he said.~“That’s right,” returned
235    1,   19|              In an hour’s time,” he said, “we shall neither have
236    1,   19|          his face with a smile, and said, “I am not frightened.”~“
237    1,   19|         with a convulsive grip, and said, pointing to the open prairie.~“
238    1,   19|  understanding his gesture. Then he said a few words in Spanish,
239    1,   19|             Indian, while Glenarvan said, in a broken, agitated voice
240    1,   19|              don’t leave us!”~“No,” said Glenarvan, “he shall not
241    1,   19|       turning toward the Indian, he said, pointing to the frightened
242    1,   19|        seizing Thaouka’s bridle, he said, “I am going, Thalcave,
243    1,   19|            accustomed calmness, and said:~“Thaouka, good horse. Brave
244    1,   19|              And suppose he falls?” said Glenarvan.~“He’ll not fall.”~
245    1,   19|           he pointed to Robert, and said, “A brave!” and employing
246    1,   19|          his arms round the boy and said, “Why wouldn’t you let me
247    1,   20|     delicious.~“To eat moderately,” said Paganel, “would be positive
248    1,   20|       contrary to what Thalcave had said, the whole district appeared
249    1,   20|           desirous a long time,” he said to the Major, “to see a
250    1,   20|         Robert.~“I was sure of it,” said the geographer, with a satisfied
251    1,   20|             turned to Glenarvan and said:~“Thalcave is quite astonished
252    1,   20|            colloquy he returned and said:~“This is his advice, and
253    1,   20|             was furious.~“Gauchos,” said the Patagonian, designating
254    1,   20|            have read somewhere,” he said, “that about the Arabs there
255    1,   21|         most free-and-easy fashion, said in a joyous voice, in the
256    1,   21|             asked the Major.~“Yes,” said Paganel, somewhat proudly. “
257    1,   21|      ransack his memory. At last he said:~“Yes.”~“Ah!” said Glenarvan,
258    1,   21|          last he said:~“Yes.”~“Ah!” said Glenarvan, catching at the
259    1,   21|          You are making a mistake,” said Glenarvan. “It can’t be
260    1,   21|             my Lord.”~“Impossible!” said Paganel.~“Oh, but it must
261    1,   21|            prisoners.”~“No, three!” said Glenarvan.~“Two!” replied
262    1,   21|             air of desperation, and said at last,~“Ah! I understand.
263    1,   21|            nothing can be clearer,” said Glenarvan; “it gives the
264    1,   22|            in dismay.~“A bad omen,” said Wilson.~“Yes, in the Highlands,”
265    1,   22|         really speaking seriously,” said the Major.~“Yes, Mr. Major,
266    1,   22|             a strange sort.~“Well,” said Robert.~“This is peculiar
267    1,   22|             is peculiar certainly,” said Paganel, and he turned round
268    1,   22|           and buried alive?”~“Yes,” said the Patagonian.~And so it
269    1,   22|          this increasing humidity?” said Paganel.~“I do not know,
270    1,   22|          Thalcave advise us to do?” said Glenarvan.~Paganel went
271    1,   22|          the reply.~This was easier said than done. The horses soon
272    1,   22|              My jests are damp,” he said, “they miss fire.”~The only
273    1,   22|          can manage, I can manage,” said the worthy savant. “I am
274    1,   23|           what are we going to do?” said Glenarvan.~“Make our nest,
275    1,   23|             fill our bills for us?” said Glenarvan.~“I will,” said
276    1,   23|           said Glenarvan.~“I will,” said the Major.~All eyes turned
277    1,   23|           have thought of it, too,” said Paganel, “but I am so DISTRAIT.”~“
278    1,   23|         down in twenty-four hours,” said Glenarvan.~“Or that we shall
279    1,   23|         then, now is to breakfast,” said Glenarvan.~“I suppose you
280    1,   23|           in the forest?”~“I will,” said Robert.~And off he scampered
281    1,   23|           are on the ground floor,” said Paganel, “we must sleep
282    1,   23|               I have my revolvers,” said Glenarvan.~“And I have mine,”
283    1,   23|           what’s the good of them?” said Tom Austin, “unless Monsieur
284    1,   23|             leaving out the horse,” said Paganel. “He is part and
285    1,   23|        further hope.~“Poor sister!” said Robert. “It is all up with
286    1,   23|      document stated?~“And yet,” he said, “this thirty-seventh degree
287    1,   23|       Provoking enough, certainly,” said the Major, “but not hopeless.
288    1,   23|            the sailors.~“Entirely,” said Tom Austin, while Mulrady
289    1,   23|             Listen to me, friends,” said Glenarvan after a few minutes’
290    1,   23|             he will tell you that,” said Glenarvan.~“Let’s ask him,
291    1,   23|            through.”~“That’s easily said. I need not disturb myself
292    1,   23|             Much obliged, McNabbs,” said Paganel.~“How’s this? What
293    1,   23|   extraordinary.”~“What was it?”~“I said we had made a mistake. We
294    1,   24|       Glenarvan shook his head, and said nothing, though evidently
295    1,   24|         Explain yourself, Paganel,” said the Major, “and more calmly
296    1,   24|             that would be strange,” said the Major.~“Strange!” repeated
297    1,   24|             Society!”~“And why so?” said Paganel, touched in his
298    1,   24|          for he began to smile, and said:~“My dear Glenarvan, don’
299    1,   24|       Australia?”~“Bravo, Paganel!” said the Major.~“Well, do you
300    1,   24|      nothing to do with Patagonia,” said Paganel. “Read it any way
301    1,   24|       theogonie, agonie.”~“AGONIE,” said the Major.~“I don’t care
302    1,   24|          more, my dear Paganel,” he said, “and then I must bow to
303    1,   24|             to say is, my friends,” said Glenarvan, “away to Australia,
304    1,   24|            off.~“Don’t go too far,” said the Major, gravely, to the
305    1,   24|    geographer.~“Now come, Paganel,” said the Major, “you’ll never
306    1,   24|       interfered in the debate, and said:~“Whether the loss of ferocious
307    1,   24|            at any rate, I suppose?” said the Major.~“No,” replied
308    1,   24|          hear we come number four,” said McNabbs.~“That only proves
309    1,   24|             is humiliating enough,” said the intractable Paganel. “
310    1,   24|             happiness.”~“Now, now,” said the Major, “here is Paganel
311    1,   24|         this minute.”~“Oh, do, do,” said Robert.~“And what is your
312    1,   24|           story.”~“There was once,” said Paganel, “a son of the great
313    1,   24|      Forthwith he accosted him, and said, ‘Are you happy?’ ‘Yes,’
314    1,   25|             going to have a storm,” said Paganel.~“You’re not afraid
315    1,   25|            the storm I care about,” said Glenarvan, “so much as the
316    1,   25|             will warm you.”~“Well,” said Glenarvan, “we had better
317    1,   25|           around.~“Let us go down,” said Glenarvan; “the thunder
318    1,   25|        phosphorescence, I suppose,” said Glenarvan.~“No, but phosphorescent
319    1,   25|          another of your theories,” said the Major.~“And one of my
320    1,   25|              in our circumstances,” said the Major.~“I must confess,
321    1,   25|             caimans. Even the Major said, in a calm voice:~“This
322    1,   26|              I am not mistaken,” he said to himself; “I saw a ship’
323    1,   26|             across him that Paganel said he was a nyctalope, and
324    1,   26|           Confound the nyctalopia!” said Paganel, inwardly, though
325    1,   26|          will not be able to come,” said Tom Austin. “It is too rough.”~“
326    1,   26|         wish I could get on board!” said Glenarvan.~“Patience, Edward!
327    1,   26|          and pointing to the yacht, said: “Come!”~The Indian gently
328    1,   26|           repeated Glenarvan.~“No,” said Thalcave, gently. “Here
329    1,   26|            with a softened eye, and said:~“Good and beautiful.”~Then
330    1,   26|           first words.~“My sister?” said Robert.~“Lady Helena and
331    1,   26|     tenderly into his face. Then he said:~“Now go. You are a man.”~“
332    1,   26|          Good-by, good-by, friend!” said Glenarvan, once more.~“Shall
333    2,    1|             need to blush, Robert,” said John Mangles. “Your conduct
334    2,    1|          Paganel, it need hardly be said, came in for their due share
335    2,    1|           ostrich?”~“Oh, Monsieur,” said Olbinett in an aggrieved
336    2,    1|          your feelings, my friend,” said the geographer smiling. “
337    2,    1|          let us prove its reality,” said Lady Helena, who could not
338    2,    1|       through “absence of mind,” he said.~This unlucky word reminded
339    2,    1|             never thought of that,” said McNabbs. “My compliments,
340    2,    1|           Paganel.~“Hang yourself!” said the Major.~“Selfish fellow!
341    2,    1|        Glenarvan turned to Mary and said; “My dear Miss Mary, the
342    2,    1|            fully.~“My dear Helena,” said Lord Glenarvan, “I told
343    2,    1|       uncontested.”~“Go on, Major,” said Paganel; “I am ready to
344    2,    1|  unreservedly.”~“I do not deny it,” said Paganel.~“And yet we were
345    2,    1|             happily.”~“Well, look,” said the Major, displaying an
346    2,    1|     argument of Paganel.~“As I have said already,” resumed the learned
347    2,    1|    documents.”~“Not the slightest,” said Glenarvan.~“I leave you,
348    2,    1|         others.~“Well, then, John,” said Glenarvan, “the next question
349    2,    2|             There was nothing to be said against it, and, indeed,
350    2,    2|         land.~“Look in the clouds,” said John Mangles.~“Ah, now I
351    2,    3|            A very wise conclusion,” said Paganel, “according to the
352    2,    3|        Robinsons everywhere, then?” said Lady Helena.~“Indeed, Madam,”
353    2,    3|           day.”~“Monsieur Paganel,” said Mary, “may I ask you a question?”~“
354    2,    3|          Come now, my good fellow,” said the Major, “don’t go and
355    2,    3|             dear Monsieur Paganel,” said Lady Helena, “you are letting
356    2,    4|              Come, my good friend,” said Glenarvan, “at least give
357    2,    4|           is it, Monsieur Paganel?” said John Mangles.~“Could a quick
358    2,    4|             more point cleared up,” said Glenarvan. “Thanks to our
359    2,    4|           coast.”~“Or the eastern?” said John Mangles.~“Indeed, John,
360    2,    4|            is doubtful, after all,” said Mary.~“Oh no, Miss Mary,”
361    2,    4|             opinion, Captain John,” said Paganel. “On the eastern
362    2,    4|       Australia.”~“Go on, Paganel,” said Lord Glenarvan, as the learned
363    2,    4|         whole years.”~“Hush, Mary,” said Robert, “Monsieur Paganel
364    2,    4|      natives.”~“But these natives,” said Lady Helena, hastily, “are
365    2,    4|          Reassure yourself, madam,” said Paganel, divining her thoughts. “
366    2,    4|            Paganel tells us, Mary,” said Lady Helena turning to the
367    2,    4|         instant.”~“Neither will I,” said Paganel.~“Is Australia a
368    2,    4|       HECTARES.”~“So much as that?” said the Major.~“Yes, McNabbs,
369    2,    4|           you the names.”~“Oh, oh,” said the Major, coolly. “That’
370    2,    4|         pass on to another.”~“ONE,” said Robert.~“In that same year,
371    2,    4|             mercy.~“Stop, Paganel,” said Glenarvan, laughing heartily, “
372    2,    4|             don’t know about that,” said the Major, shaking his head.~“
373    2,    4|             give me back my rifle?” said McNabbs.~“On the spot, Major.”~“
374    2,    4|           of what they eat.”~“It is said, though, for all that,”
375    2,    5|        breeze.~“After all, though,” said Glenarvan, with whom he
376    2,    5|            no match.”~“Well, John,” said Glenarvan, “the DUNCAN is
377    2,    5|         above.~“No, your Lordship,” said the captain in a firm tone, “
378    2,    5|           this brave John of mine!” said Lord Glenarvan, as he entered
379    2,    5|      increased to a hurricane.~John said nothing, but he trembled
380    2,    5|           Those are sand-banks,” he said to Austin.~“I think they
381    2,    5|             We are in God’s hands,” said John. “If we cannot find
382    2,    5|            up in his cabin.~“John!” said Glenarvan in a low voice
383    2,    6|           Mangles’ hand, and simply said: “Thank you, John.”~This
384    2,    6|   disheartened. They had long since said to themselves that the question
385    2,    6|            Hope on! Hope on, Mary!” said Lady Helena to the young
386    2,    6|         lead us.”~“Yes, Miss Mary,” said Captain John. “Man’s extremity
387    2,    6|           certainly is a windmill,” said Paganel, after examining
388    2,    6|             Let us go to it, then,” said Glenarvan.~Away they started,
389    2,    6|            Moore!”~“You are Irish,” said Glenarvan, “if I am not
390    2,    6|     reserved for the strangers, and said to Glenarvan:~“I was waiting
391    2,    6|        waiting for those who come,” said the Irishman; and then,
392    2,    7|    exclaimed: “Who spoke?”~“I did,” said one of the servants, at
393    2,    7|            sole survivor.”~“But you said just now, Captain Grant
394    2,    7|           Grant was living.”~“No, I said, ‘if the captain is living.’”~“
395    2,    7|            did, it is quite right,” said Robert.~He went on to mention
396    2,    7|          when he stopped Mary Grant said, in her soft voice: “Oh,
397    2,    7|             Paddy O’Moore, where he said he had found a happy home
398    2,    7|          Ayrton speaks well of me,” said the Irish settler, when
399    2,    7|             What could remain to be said that he had not said a hundred
400    2,    7|             be said that he had not said a hundred times already.
401    2,    7|      McNabbs, addressing the sailor said, “You were quartermaster,
402    2,    7|            named in it.~“Now then,” said Glenarvan, “I wish to ask
403    2,    7|         what I have always argued,” said Paganel. “The shipwrecked
404    2,    7|             complicate our search,” said Glenarvan, somewhat disconcerted. “
405    2,    7|               And you, Mr. Ayrton,” said Lady Helena at last, “what
406    2,    7|             has been injured then?” said Ayrton.~“Yes,” replied Mangles.~“
407    2,    7|         ship go to Melbourne then,” said Paganel, “and we will go
408    2,    7|         says is perfectly correct,” said Paddy O’Moore. “Not only
409    2,    8|         last, after due reflection, said, “Yes, my Lord, I will go
410    2,    8|            you one question, John,” said Glenarvan. “Have you entire
411    2,    8|           fine vessel, my Lord,” he said after his curiosity was
412    2,    8|        board of her, then, Ayrton,” said Glenarvan; “it rests with
413    2,    8|             is an intelligent man,” said Paganel to the Major.~“Too
414    2,    8|           Major’s suspicion.~“But,” said Glenarvan, “our journey
415    2,    8|            lessen her crew.”~Ayrton said nothing more, as if convinced
416    2,    8|         this new master.~“My word,” said Paganel, “this is a famous
417    2,    8|           way.”~“Monsieur Paganel,” said Lady Helena, “I hope I shall
418    2,    9|             since then, I believe,” said Glenarvan.~“Judge for yourself,
419    2,    9|          than statistics.”~“Go on,” said the Major.~“Well, then,
420    2,    9|           look like it at present,” said McNabbs, on purpose to tease
421    2,    9|           Grimard was right when he said, ‘There is that Australia,
422    2,    9|         left in peace but the Major said in the coolest tone possible: “
423    2,    9|           Is it possible?” they all said.~“I am not speaking of the
424    2,    9|             is no small advantage,” said Glenarvan.~“No doubt; but
425    2,    9|         really any such influence?” said Lady Helena.~“Yes, Madam,
426    2,    9|           who are so good already?” said Lady Helena. “What will
427    2,   10|           food.~“It is an echidna,” said Paganel. “Have you ever
428    2,   10|          way of fording the river?” said Glenarvan to the quartermaster.~“
429    2,   10|           Yes, go, my good fellow,” said Glenarvan. “How long will
430    2,   11|              Is he a good workman?” said John Mangles to the quartermaster.~“
431    2,   11|          him than you do, captain,” said Ayrton. “But we shall see.”~
432    2,   11|             the Black-Point brand,” said the quartermaster. “That
433    2,   11|            through it, in order, he said, to save time. Glenarvan
434    2,   11|     approaching the gold district,” said he, “in a day or two we
435    2,   11|            And pray, why, Paganel?” said Glenarvan.~“Why? because
436    2,   11|            and not at the present,” said John Mangles.~A loud whistle
437    2,   11|           bridge must have broken,” said one.~“Not a bit of it. The
438    2,   11|          You do not agree with me?” said Mr. Mitchell.~“No, not as
439    2,   11|           mechanism.”~“Exactly so,” said the police-inspector.~“Well,”
440    2,   11|         Those who dealt that blow,” said he, “were already well used
441    2,   11|   Australian colonies.~“I thought,” said Glenarvan, “convicts had
442    2,   11|       province of Victoria.”~“Bah!” said the inspector, “if they
443    2,   11|          him. “There is no reason,” said he, “for delaying our journey.”~
444    2,   12|       little sleeper. “Poor child!” said Mary Grant. “Is he lost,
445    2,   12|          this desert?”~“I suppose,” said Lady Helena, “he has come
446    2,   12|           it before.”~“Poor child!” said Lady Helena. “Could he have
447    2,   12|          alone.”~“He is waking up!” said Mary.~And so he was. His
448    2,   12|         accident at Camden Bridge?” said Glenarvan.~“Yes, sir,” was
449    2,   12|        never forsakes them.”~Toline said this in soft, quiet tones,
450    2,   12|           you a father and mother?” said Robert Grant.~“Yes, my brother,”
451    2,   12|       Helena had asked, that Toline said he was studying at the Normal
452    2,   12|            up his ears at this, and said, “Indeed, geography!”~“Yes,
453    2,   12|             geography!”~“Yes, sir,” said Toline; “and I had the first
454    2,   12|             trips you up, Paganel!” said McNabbs.~“What a likely
455    2,   12|             that France—”~“France,” said the child, with an astonished
456    2,   12|      astonished look.~“Well, well,” said Paganel; “is that what they
457    2,   12|              Let us go on to Asia,” said the geographer.~“Asia,”
458    2,   12|           Sierra Leone.”~“Capital!” said Paganel, beginning to enter
459    2,   12|          America.”~“It is divided,” said Toline, promptly, “into
460    2,   12|             professor’s.”~“Europe?” said Toline not at all understanding
461    2,   12|             provinces, not states,” said Toline.~“Well, that beats
462    2,   12|           whom I belong.”~“France,” said Toline, quietly, “is an
463    2,   12| incomprehensible to him.~“You see,” said Major McNabbs, laughing, “
464    2,   12|     Melbourne.~“Here, my child,” he said to Toline, “take this book
465    2,   13|            health. All that Paganel said of the hygienic qualities
466    2,   13|           happen.~It need hardly be said these precautions were adopted
467    2,   13|            I agree with you there,” said Glenarvan; “but now tell
468    2,   13|           physical cause, friends,” said Paganel, “and one that you
469    2,   13|            companions a little, and said, “They have found out the
470    2,   13|             replied Ayrton.~“Well,” said Glenarvan, “who are the
471    2,   13|        turned to the geographer and said, “You see, Paganel, there
472    2,   13|             are here, at any rate,” said Glenarvan; “but I don’t
473    2,   13|         Grant were not with us,” he said, “I should not give myself
474    2,   13|            looked at Glenarvan, and said, “I think we are two hundred
475    2,   13|           Just one thing, my Lord,” said Ayrton, when they were about
476    2,   13|       better to wait.”~“All right,” said Ayrton, and forbore to press
477    2,   14|              A piano in the wilds!” said Paganel to himself. “I can
478    2,   14|         from Don Juan.~“Well, now,” said the geographer to himself, “
479    2,   14|      station in this desert, then,” said Glenarvan, “and hunters
480    2,   14|        bowed, and the elder of them said, “My Lord, will not these
481    2,   14|             of acquiescence.~“Sir,” said Paganel, addressing Michael
482    2,   14|            the head of their family said, “Here are some thousands,
483    2,   14|           young Grants, and Michael said: “Harry Grant has evidently
484    2,   14|             quartermaster, Ayrton,” said John Mangles.~“But you,
485    2,   14|            well watched. Ayrton had said this too.~Glenarvan could
486    2,   14|           Mr. John, thank you!” she said, holding out her hand to
487    2,   14|           his safety,” was all John said, taking her trembling fingers
488    2,   15|             hard work to get over,” said Glenarvan, looking at the
489    2,   15|             these Australian Alps,” said Lord Glenarvan, “are—”~“
490    2,   15|                Speak for yourself,” said the Major. “It would certainly
491    2,   15|             one. Monsieur Paganel,” said Mary Grant. “You are now
492    2,   15|           hanging, and no mistake,” said Glenarvan to the quartermaster.~“
493    2,   15|            in spite of the notice,” said Glenarvan.~“No more do I,”
494    2,   15|         broken some blood vessels,” said Glenarvan.~“Evidently,”
495    2,   15|          opinion. The young captain said even that orders would reach
496    2,   15|           disappointed look. But he said nothing, keeping his observations,
497    2,   15|            dead.~“That is strange,” said John.~“Very strange, truly,”
498    2,   15|       certainly be the best place,” said Ayrton. “We shall see by
499    2,   16|          rate, we must make haste,” said John Mangles. “If the clay
500    2,   16|          What do you mean, Wilson?” said Glenarvan, with difficulty