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A New Destination

           "Verywell,then,sincethatisthecase,myadviceisnottoletyourimaginationrelyonsuccessiveandcontradictoryevidence.WhoknowswhetherafterAustraliasomeothercountrymaynotappearwithequalcertaintytobetheplace,andwemayhavetorecommenceoursearch?"

           GlenarvanandPaganellookedateachothersilently,struckbythejusticeoftheseremarks.

           "Ishouldlikeyou,therefore,"continuedtheMajor,"beforeweactuallystartforAustralia,tomakeonemoreexaminationofthedocuments.Heretheyare,andherearethecharts.Letustakeupeachpointinsuccessionthroughwhichthe37thparallelpasses,andseeifwecomeacrossanyothercountrywhichwouldagreewiththepreciseindicationsofthedocument."

           "Nothingcanbemoreeasilyandquicklydone,"repliedPaganel;"forcountriesarenotverynumerousinthislatitude,happily."

           "Well,look,"saidtheMajor,displayinganEnglishplanisphereontheplanofMercator’sChart,andpresentingtheappearanceofaterrestrialglobe.

           HeplaceditbeforeLadyHelena,andthentheyallstoodround,soastobeabletofollowtheargumentofPaganel.

           "AsIhavesaidalready,"resumedthelearnedgeographer,"afterhavingcrossedSouthAmerica,the37thdegreeoflatitudecutstheislandsofTristand’Acunha.NowImaintainthatnoneofthewordsofthedocumentcouldrelatetotheseislands."

           Thedocumentswereexaminedwiththemostminutecare,andtheconclusionunanimouslyreachedwasthattheseislandswereentirelyoutofthequestion.

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