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Wealth in the Wilderness

           Hereandtherewasathickclumpof"grasstrees,"tallbushestenfeethigh,likethedwarfpalm,quitelostintheircrownoflongnarrowleaves.Theairwasbalmyandodorouswiththeperfumeofscentedlaurels,whosewhiteblossoms,nowinfullbloom,distilledonthebreezethefinestaromaticperfume.

           TothesecharminggroupsofnativetreeswereaddedtransplantationsfromEuropeanclimates.Thepeach,pear,andappletreeswerethere,thefig,theorange,andeventheoak,totherapturousdelightofthetravelers,whogreetedthemwithloudhurrahs!Butastonishedasthetravelersweretofindthemselveswalkingbeneaththeshadowofthetreesoftheirownnativeland,theywerestillmoresoatthesightofthebirdsthatflewaboutinthebranchesthe"satinbird,"withitssilkyplumage,andthe"king-honeysuckers,"withtheirplumageofgoldandblackvelvet.

           Forthefirsttime,too,theysawherethe"Lyre"bird,thetailofwhichresemblesinformthegracefulinstrumentofOrpheus.Itflewaboutamongthetreeferns,andwhenitstailstruckthebranches,theywerealmostsurprisednottoheartheharmoniousstrainsthatinspiredAmphiontorebuildthewallsofThebes.Paganelhadagreatdesiretoplayonit.

           However,LordGlenarvanwasnotsatisfiedwithadmiringthefairy-likewondersofthisoasis,improvisedintheAustraliandesert.Hewaslisteningtothehistoryoftheyounggentlemen.

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