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Jacques Paganel is Undeceived

           Thegoldmedal,myLord,ispromisedtothetravelerwhowillsucceedinascertainingafactwhichisoneofthegreatestDESIDERATAtothegeographyofIndia."

           Paganelwasmagnificent.Hespokewithsuperbanimation,soaringawayonthewingsofimagination.ItwouldhavebeenasimpossibletostophimastostoptheRhineattheFallsofSchaffhausen.

           "MonsieurJacquesPaganel,"saidLordGlenarvan,afterabriefpause,"thatwouldcertainlybeagrandachievement,andyouwouldconferagreatboononscience,butIshouldnotliketoallowyoutobelaboringunderamistakeanylonger,andImusttellyou,therefore,thatforthepresentatleast,youmustgiveupthepleasureofavisittoIndia."

           "Giveitup.Andwhy?"

           "BecauseyouareturningyourbackontheIndianpeninsula."

           "What!CaptainBurton."

           "IamnotCaptainBurton,"saidJohnMangles.

           "ButtheSCOTIA."

           "ThisvesselisnottheSCOTIA."

           ItwouldbeimpossibletodepicttheastonishmentofPaganel.Hestaredfirstatoneandthenatanotherintheutmostbewilderment.

           LordGlenarvanwasperfectlygrave,andLadyHelenaandMaryshowedtheirsympathyforhisvexationbytheirlooks.AsforJohnMangles,hecouldnotsuppressasmile;buttheMajorappearedasunconcernedasusual.Atlastthepoorfellowshruggedhisshoulders,pusheddownhisspectaclesoverhisnoseandsaid:

           "Youarejoking."

           Butjustatthatverymomenthiseyefellonthewheeloftheship,andhesawthetwowordsonit:

           Duncan.

           Glasgow.

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