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Paganel’s Disclosure

           Theconversationwasveryanimated.ManycomplimentswerepaidPaganelonhistwofoldtalentsashunterandcook,whichtheSAVANTacceptedwiththemodestywhichcharacterizestruemerit.ThenheturnedtheconversationonthepeculiaritiesoftheOMBU,underwhosecanopytheyhadfoundshelter,andwhosedepthshedeclaredwereimmense.

           "RobertandI,"headded,jestingly,"thoughtourselveshuntingintheopenforest.Iwasafraid,fortheminute,weshouldloseourselves,forIcouldnotfindtheroad.Thesunwassinkingbelowthehorizon;Isoughtvainlyforfootmarks;Ibegantofeelthesharppangsofhunger,andthegloomydepthsoftheforestresoundedalreadywiththeroarofwildbeasts.No,notthat;therearenowildbeastshere,Iamsorrytosay."

           "What!"exclaimedGlenarvan,"youaresorrytherearenowildbeasts?"

           "CertainlyIam."

           "Andyetweshouldhaveeveryreasontodreadtheirferocity."

           "Theirferocityisnon-existent,scientificallyspeaking,"repliedthelearnedgeographer.

           "Nowcome,Paganel,"saidtheMajor,"you’llnevermakemeadmittheutilityofwildbeasts.Whatgoodarethey?"

           "Why,Major,"exclaimedPaganel,"forpurposesofclassificationintoorders,andfamilies,andspecies,andsub-species."

           "Amightyadvantage,certainly!"repliedMcNabbs,"Icoulddispensewithallthat.

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