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The Best to Do

           Evidently,whatDickSandwasgoingtoreplyinterestedhimveryparticularly.

           DickSandreflectedforafewmoments.Then:

           "Mrs.Weldon,"saidhe,"theimportantthingistoknow,first,whereweare.IbelievethatourshipcanonlyhavemadethelandonthatportionoftheAmericansea-coastwhichformsthePeruvianshore.Thewindsandcurrentsmusthavecarriedherasfarasthatlatitude.ButarewehereinsomesouthernprovinceofPeru,thatistosayontheleastinhabitedpartwhichbordersuponthepampas?Maybeso.Iwouldevenwillinglybelieveit,seeingthisbeachsodesolate,and,itmustbe,butlittlefrequented.Inthatcase,wemightbeveryfarfromthenearesttown,whichwouldbeunfortunate."

           "Well,whatistobedone?"repeatedMrs.Weldon.

           "Myadvice,"repliedDickSand,"wouldbenottoleavethissheltertillweknowoursituation.To-morrow,afteranight’srest,twoofuscouldgotodiscoverit.Theywouldendeavor,withoutgoingtoofar,tomeetsomenatives,toinformthemselvesfromthem,andreturntothegrotto.Itisnotpossiblethat,inaradiusoftenortwelvemiles,wefindnobody."

           "Toseparate!"saidMrs.Weldon.

           "Thatseemsnecessarytome,"repliedthenovice."Ifnoinformationcanbepickedup,if,asisnotimpossible,thecountryisabsolutelydesolate,well,weshallconsidersomeotherwayofextricatingourselves."

           "Andwhichofusshallgotoexplore?"askedMrs.Weldon,afteramoment’sreflection.

           "Thatisyettobedecided,"repliedDickSand."Atallevents,Ithinkthatyou,Mrs.Weldon,Jack,Mr.

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