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A Country of Paradoxes

           "Well,then,in1836,thecolonyofPortPhilliphad224inhabitants.To-daytheprovinceofVictorianumbers550,000.Sevenmillionsofvinesproduceannually121000gallonsofwine.Thereare103,000horsesspreadingovertheplains,and675,272hornedcattlegrazeinherwide-stretchingpastures."

           "Istherenotalsoacertainnumberofpigs?"inquiredMcNabbs.

           "Yes,Major,79,625."

           "Andhowmanysheep?"

           "7,115,943,McNabbs."

           "Includingtheoneweareeatingatthismoment."

           "No,withoutcountingthat,sinceitisthreepartsdevoured."

           "Bravo,MonsieurPaganel,"exclaimedLadyHelena,laughingheartily."Itmustbeownedyouarepostedupingeographicalquestions,andmycousinMcNabbsneednottryandfindyoutripping."

           "Itismycalling,Madam,toknowthissortofthing,andtogiveyouthebenefitofmyinformationwhenyouplease.YoumaythereforebelievemewhenItellyouthatwonderfulthingsareinstoreforyouinthisstrangecountry."

           "Itdoesnotlooklikeitatpresent,"saidMcNabbs,onpurposetoteasePaganel.

           "Justwait,impatientMajor,"washisrejoinder."Youhavehardlyputyourfootonthefrontier,whenyouturnroundandabuseit.Well,Isayandsayagain,andwillalwaysmaintainthatthisisthemostcuriouscountryontheearth.Itsformation,andnature,andproducts,andclimate,andevenitsfuturedisappearancehaveamazed,andarenowamazing,andwillamaze,alltheSAVANTSintheworld.

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