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The Best to Do

           Twilightwasshort,darknessfellpromptlywhichconfirmedthenoviceinthethoughtthathehadlandedonapointofthecoastsituatedbetweenthetropicofCapricornandtheequator.

           Mrs.Weldon,DickSand,andtheblacksthenreturnedtothegrotto,wheretheymusttakesomehours’rest.

           "Thenightwillstillbestormy,"observedTom,pointingtothehorizonladenwithheavyclouds.

           "Yes,"repliedDickSand,"thereisastrongbreezeblowingup.Butwhatmatter,atpresent?Ourpoorshipislost,andthetempestcannolongerreachus?"

           "God’swillbedone!"saidMrs.Weldon.

           Itwasagreedthatduringthatnight,whichwouldbeverydark,eachoftheblackswouldwatchturnaboutattheentrancetothegrotto.Theycould,besides,countuponDingotokeepacarefulwatch.

           TheythenperceivedthatCousinBenedicthadnotreturned.

           Herculescalledhimwithallthestrengthofhispowerfullungs,andalmostimmediatelytheysawtheentomologistcomingdowntheslopesofthecliff,attheriskofbreakinghisneck.

           CousinBenedictwasliterallyfurious.Hehadnotfoundasinglenewinsectintheforestno,notonewhichwasfittofigureinhiscollection.Scorpions,scolopendras,andothermyriapodes,asmanyashecouldwish,andevenmore,werediscovered.AndweknowthatCousinBenedictdidnotinteresthimselfinmyriapodes.

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