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Lady Glenarvan’s Proposal

           "Hewillbesuretosucceed,ortheLordsoftheAdmiraltymusthaveheartsharderthanPortlandstone."

           But,notwithstandingMcNabbs’sassurance,LadyHelenapassedthenightingreatanxiety,andcouldnotclosehereyes.

           MaryGrantandherbrotherwereupveryearlynextmorning,andwerewalkingaboutinthecourtyardwhentheyheardthesoundofacarriageapproaching.ItwasLordGlenarvan;and,almostimmediately,LadyHelenaandtheMajorcameouttomeethim.

           LadyHelenaflewtowardherhusbandthemomenthealighted;butheembracedhersilently,andlookedgloomyanddisappointedindeed,evenfurious.

           "Well,Edward?"shesaid;"tellme."

           "Well,Helena,dear;thosepeoplehavenoheart!"

           "Theyhaverefused?"

           "Yes.Theyhaverefusedmeaship!TheytalkedofthemillionsthathadbeenwastedinsearchforFranklin,anddeclaredthedocumentwasobscureandunintelligible.And,then,theysaiditwastwoyearsnowsincetheywerecastaway,andtherewaslittlechanceoffindingthem.Besides,theywouldhaveitthattheIndians,whomadethemprisoners,wouldhavedraggedthemintotheinterior,anditwasimpossible,theysaid,tohuntallthroughPatagoniaforthreementhreeScotchmen;thatthesearchwouldbevainandperilous,andcostmorelivesthanitsaved.Inshort,theyassignedallthereasonsthatpeopleinventwhohavemadeuptheirmindstorefuse.Thetruthis,theyrememberedCaptainGrant’sprojects,andthatisthesecretofthewholeaffair.Sothepoorfellowislostforever."

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