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Why the “Duncan” Went to New Zealand

           Theyweresatisfiedthathehadcomeoffsafeandsoundfromhisadventurewiththeforecastlegun.

           "Atanyrate,"thoughttheMajor,"thegeographeriswonderfullybashful."

           ButnowPaganelwasrecoveredalittle,hehadtoreplytoaquestionhecouldnotescape.

           "Now,Paganel,"saidGlenarvan,"tellusfranklyallaboutit.Iownthatyourblunderwasprovidential.ItissureandcertainthatbutforyoutheDuncanwouldhavefallenintothehandsoftheconvicts;butforyouweshouldhavebeenrecapturedbytheMaories.ButformysaketellmebywhatsupernaturalaberrationofmindyouwereinducedtowriteNewZealandinsteadofAustralia?"

           "Well,uponmyoath,"saidPaganel,"itis"

           ButthesameinstanthiseyesfellonMaryandRobertGrant,andhestoppedshortandthenwenton:

           "Whatwouldyouhavemesay,mydearGlenarvan?Iammad,Iamanidiot,anincorrigiblefellow,andIshallliveanddiethemostterribleabsentman.Ican’tchangemyskin."

           "Unlessyougetflayedalive."

           "Getflayedalive!"criedthegeographer,withafuriouslook."Isthatapersonalallusion?"

           "Anallusiontowhat?"askedMcNabbs,quietly.Thiswasallthatpassed.ThemysteryoftheDuncan’Spresenceonthecoastwasexplained,andallthatthetravelersthoughtaboutnowwastogetbacktotheircomfortablecabins,andtohavebreakfast.

           However,GlenarvanandJohnManglesstayedbehindwithTomAustinaftertheothershadretired.Theywishedtoputsomefurtherquestionstohim.

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