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A Singular Abode

           Itispreciselybecausewehaveanuncon-testablefigure,providedforus,thatweshouldfollowituptotheend."

           "Whatdoyoumean?"askedGlenarvan."Whatmorecanwedo?"

           "Averylogicalandsimplething,mydearEdward.WhenwegoonboardtheDuncan,turnherbeakheadtotheeast,andgorightalongthethirty-seventhparalleltillwecomebacktoourstartingpointifnecessary."

           "DoyousupposethatIhavenotthoughtofthat,Mr.McNabbs?"repliedGlenarvan."Yes,ahundredtimes.Butwhatchanceisthereofsuccess?ToleavetheAmericancontinent,wouldn’titbetogoawayfromtheveryspotindicatedbyHarryGrant,fromthisveryPatagoniasodistinctlynamedinthedocument."

           "AndwouldyourecommenceyoursearchinthePampas,whenyouhavethecertaintythattheshipwreckoftheBritannianeitheroccurredonthecoastsofthePacificnortheAtlantic?"

           Glenarvanwassilent.

           "AndhoweversmallthechanceoffindingHarryGrantbyfollowingupthegivenparallel,oughtwenottotry?"

           "Idon’tsayno,"repliedGlenarvan.

           "Andareyounotofmyopinion,goodfriends,"addedtheMajor,addressingthesailors.

           "Entirely,"saidTomAustin,whileMulradyandWilsongaveanassentingnod.

           "Listentome,friends,"saidGlenarvanafterafewminutes’reflection;"andremember,Robert,thisisagravediscussion.IwilldomyutmosttofindCaptainGrant;Iampledgedtoit,andwilldevotemywholelifetothetaskifneedsbe.AllScotlandwouldunitewithmetosavesodevotedasonashehasbeentoher.

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