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Toline of the Lachlan

           ThechildhadbeeninMelbournefiveyears,andduringthattimehadneveronceseenanyofhisownpeople.Andyettheimperishablefeelingofkindredwasstillsostronginhisheartthathehaddaredtobravethisjourneyoverthewildstovisithistribeoncemore,scatteredthoughperchanceitmightbe,andhisfamily,evenshouldhefinditdecimated.

           "Andafteryouhavekissedyourparents,areyoucomingbacktoMelbourne?"askedLadyGlenarvan.

           "Yes,Madam,"repliedToline,lookingattheladywithalovingexpression.

           "Andwhatareyougoingtobesomeday?"shecontinued.

           "Iamgoingtosnatchmybrothersfrommiseryandignorance.Iamgoingtoteachthem,tobringthemtoknowandloveGod.Iamgoingtobeamissionary."

           Wordslikethose,spokenwithsuchanimationfromachildofonlyeightyears,mighthaveprovokedasmileinlight,scoffingauditors,buttheywereunderstoodandappreciatedbythegraveScotch,whoadmiredthecourageofthisyoungdisciple,alreadyarmedforthebattle.EvenPaganelwasstirredtothedepthsofhisheart,andfelthiswarmersympathyawakenedforthepoorchild.

           Tospeakthetruth,uptothatmomenthedidnotcaremuchforasavageinEuropeanattire.HehadnotcometoAustraliatoseeAustraliansincoatsandtrousers.Hepreferredthemsimplytattooed,andthisconventionaldressjarredonhispreconceivednotions.Butthechild’sgenuinereligiousfervorwonhimovercompletely.Indeed,thewind-upoftheconversationconvertedtheworthygeographerintohisbestfriend.

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