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The Interior of a Factory

           Yes;therearesuperbthingstobefoundhere,andIshallfindthem,ifthesehonestpeoplewillonlyletme."

           Weknowwhothose"honestpeople"were,ofwhomCousinBenedictdidnotdreamofcomplaining.Besides,ithasbeenstated,theentomologisthadenjoyedahalflibertyinNegoro’sandHarris’scompany,alibertyofwhichDickSandhadabsolutelydeprivedhimduringthevoyagefromthecoasttotheCoanza.Thesimple-heartedsavanthadbeenverymuchtouchedbythatcondescension.

           Finally,CousinBenedictwouldbethehappiestofentomologistsifhehadnotsufferedalosstowhichhewasextremelysensitive.Hestillpossessedhistinbox,buthisglassesnolongerrestedonhisnose,hismagnifyingglassnolongerhungfromhisneck!Now,anaturalistwithouthismagnifyingglassandhisspectacles,nolongerexists.CousinBenedict,however,wasdestinednevertoseethosetwoopticalattendantsagain,becausetheyhadbeenburiedwiththeroyalmanikin.So,whenhefoundsomeinsect,hewasreducedtothrustingitintohiseyestodistinguishitsmostprominentpeculiarities.Ah!itwasagreatlosstoCousinBenedict,andhewouldhavepaidahighpriceforapairofspectacles,butthatarticlewasnotcurrentonthelakonisofKazounde.Atallevents,CousinBenedictcouldgoandcomeinJose-AntonioAlvez’sestablishment.Theyknewhewasincapableofseekingtoflee.Besides,ahighpalisadeseparatedthefactoryfromtheotherquartersofthecity,anditwouldnotbeeasytogetoverit.

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