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Jacques Paganel is Undeceived

           "Athousandthanks,myLord!Ideeplyfeelyourcourtesy,butallowmetomakeoneobservation:Indiaisafinecountry,andcanoffermanyasurprisingmarveltotravelers.Theseladies,Isuppose,haveneverseenit.Wellnow,themanatthehelmhasonlytogiveaturnatthewheel,andtheDuncanwillsailaseasilytoCalcuttaastoConcepcion;andsinceitisonlyapleasuretripthatyouare—"

           Hisproposalwasmetbysuchgrave,disapprovingshakesofthehead,thathestoppedshortbeforethesentencewascompleted;andLadyHelenasaid:

           "MonsieurPaganel,ifwewereonlyonapleasuretrip,Ishouldreply,‘LetusallgotoIndiatogether,’andIamsureLordGlenarvanwouldnotobject;buttheDuncanisgoingtobringbackshipwreckedmarinerswhowerecastawayontheshoresofPatagonia,andwecouldnotaltersuchadestination."

           TheFrenchmanwassoonputinpossessionofallthecircumstancesofthecase.Hewasnounmovedauditor,andwhenheheardofLadyHelena’sgenerousproposition,hecouldnothelpsaying,

           "Madame,permitmetoexpressmyadmirationofyourconductthroughoutmyunreservedadmiration.Letyouryachtcontinuehercourse.IshouldreproachmyselfwereItocauseasingleday’sdelay."

           "Willyoujoinusinoursearch,then?"askedLadyHelena.

           "Itisimpossible,madame.Imustfulfillmymission.Ishalldisembarkatthefirstplaceyoutouchat,whereveritmaybe."

           "ThatwillbeMadeira,"saidJohnMangles.

           "Madeirabeitthen.

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