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Who could have Foreseen it?

           Wehaveshakenoffsomeofthathorribleinsectlifewhichisthebaneoftropicaltravel.Afewpalmsstillsurvive,andmanytree-ferns,buttheAmazoniantreeshavebeenallleftbehind.Itwaspleasanttoseetheconvolvulus,thepassion-flower,andthebegonia,allremindingmeofhome,hereamongtheseinhospitablerocks.TherewasaredbegoniajustthesamecolorasonethatiskeptinapotinthewindowofacertainvillainStreathambutIamdriftingintoprivatereminiscence.

           ThatnightIamstillspeakingofthefirstdayofourcircumnavigationoftheplateauagreatexperienceawaitedus,andonewhichforeversetatrestanydoubtwhichwecouldhavehadastothewonderssonearus.

           Youwillrealizeasyoureadit,mydearMr.McArdle,andpossiblyforthefirsttimethatthepaperhasnotsentmeonawild-goosechase,andthatthereisinconceivablyfinecopywaitingfortheworldwheneverwehavetheProfessor’sleavetomakeuseofit.IshallnotdaretopublishthesearticlesunlessIcanbringbackmyproofstoEngland,orIshallbehailedasthejournalisticMunchausenofalltime.Ihavenodoubtthatyoufeelthesamewayyourself,andthatyouwouldnotcaretostakethewholecreditoftheGazetteuponthisadventureuntilwecanmeetthechorusofcriticismandscepticismwhichsucharticlesmustofnecessityelicit.Sothiswonderfulincident,whichwouldmakesuchaheadlinefortheoldpaper,muststillwaititsturnintheeditorialdrawer.

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