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Paganel’s Disclosure

           Thenputtinghisfingeronthewords,andemphasizingsomeofthem,hebeganasfollows:

           "’Le7juin1862letrois-matsBritanniadeGlasgowasombreapres,’—put,ifyouplease,‘deuxjours,troisjours,’or‘unelongueagonie,’itdoesn’tsignify,itisquiteamatterofindifference’surlescotesdel’Australie.Sedirigeantaterre,deuxmatelotsetleCapitaineGrantvontessayerd’aborder,’or‘ontabordelecontinentouilsseront,’or,‘sontprisonniersdecruelsindigenes.Ilsontjetecedocuments,’etc.Isthatclear?"

           "Clearenough,"repliedGlenarvan,"ifthewordcontinentcanbeappliedtoAustralia,whichisonlyanisland."

           "Makeyourselfeasyaboutthat,mydearGlenarvan;thebestgeographershaveagreedtocalltheislandtheAustralianContinent."

           V.IVVerne

           "ThenallIhavenowtosayis,myfriends,"saidGlenarvan,"awaytoAustralia,andmayHeavenhelpus!"

           "ToAustralia!"echoedhiscompanions,withonevoice.

           "Itellyouwhat,Paganel,"addedGlenarvan,"yourbeingonboardtheDuncanisaperfectprovidence."

           "Allright.Lookonmeasamessengerofprovidence,andletusdropthesubject."

           Sotheconversationendedaconversationwhichgreatresultsweretofollow;itcompletelychangedthemoralconditionofthetravelers;itgavetheclewofthelabyrinthinwhichtheyhadthoughtthemselveshopelesslyentangled,and,amidtheirruinedprojects,inspiredthemwithfreshhope.

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