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A Singular Abode

           Itooquitethinkwithyouthatwemustfollowthethirty-seventhparallelroundtheglobeifnecessary,howeverslightourchanceoffindinghim.Butthatisnotthequestionwehavetosettle.Thereisonemuchmoreimportantthanthatisshouldwefromthistime,andalltogether,giveupoursearchontheAmericancontinent?"

           Noonemadeanyreply.Eachoneseemedafraidtopronouncetheword.

           "Well?"resumedGlenarvan,addressinghimselfespeciallytotheMajor.

           "MydearEdward,"repliedMcNabbs,"itwouldbeincurringtoogreataresponsibilityformetoreplyhicetnunc.Itisaquestionwhichrequiresreflection.Imustknowfirst,throughwhichcountriesthethirty-seventhparallelofsouthernlatitudepasses?"

           "That’sPaganel’sbusiness;hewilltellyouthat,"saidGlenarvan.

           "Let’saskhim,then,"repliedtheMajor.

           Butthelearnedgeographerwasnowheretobeseen.HewashiddenamongthethickleafageoftheOMBU,andtheymustcalloutiftheywantedhim.

           "Paganel,Paganel!"shoutedGlenarvan.

           "Here,"repliedavoicethatseemedtocomefromtheclouds.

           "Whereareyou?"

           "Inmytower."

           "Whatareyoudoingthere?"

           "Examiningthewidehorizon."

           "Couldyoucomedownforaminute?"

           "Doyouwantme?"

           "Yes."

           "Whatfor?"

           "Toknowwhatcountriesthethirty-seventhparallelpassesthrough."

           "That’seasilysaid.Ineednotdisturbmyselftocomedownforthat."

           "Verywell,tellusnow."

           "Listen,then.AfterleavingAmericathethirty-seventhparallelcrossestheAtlanticOcean."

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