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Paganel’s Last Entanglement

           "LA,"continuedHarryGrant,"continuellementenproieaunecruelleindigence,ilsontjetecedocumentpar153degreesdelongitudeet37degrees11’delatitude.Venesaleursecours,ouilssontperdus."

           AtthenameofTabor,Paganelhadstarteduphastily,andnowbeingunabletorestrainhimselflonger,hecalledout:

           "HowcanitbeIsleTabor?Why,thisisMariaTheresa!"

           "Undoubtedly,MonsieurPaganel,"repliedHarryGrant."ItisMariaTheresaontheEnglishandGermancharts,butisnamedTaborontheFrenchones!"

           AtthismomentavigorousthumponPaganel’sshoulderalmostbenthimdouble.TruthobligesustosayitwastheMajorthatdealttheblow,thoughstrangelycontrarytohisusualstrictpoliteness.

           "Geographer!"saidMcNabbs,inatoneofthemostsupremecontempt.

           ButPaganelhadnotevenfelttheMajor’shand.Whatwasthatcomparedtothegeographicalblowwhichhadstunnedhim?

           Hehadbeengraduallygettingnearerthetruth,however,ashelearnedfromCaptainGrant.Hehadalmostentirelydecipheredtheindecipherabledocument.ThenamesPatagonia,Australia,NewZealand,hadappearedtohiminturnwithabsolutecertainty.CONTIN,atfirstCONTINENT,hadgraduallyreacheditstruemeaning,continuelle.Indihadsuccessivelysignifiedindiens,indigenes,andatlasttherightwordwasfoundINDIGENCE.Butonemutilatedword,ABOR,hadbaffledthegeographer’ssagacity.

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