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The Course Decided

           Insteadofreadingthedocumentserontprisonniers,readsontprisonniers,andthewholethingisclear."

           "Butthatisimpossible,"repliedLordGlenarvan.

           "Impossible!andwhy,mynoblefriend?"askedPaganel,smiling.

           "Becausethebottlecouldonlyhavebeenthrownintotheseajustwhenthevesselwenttopiecesontherocks,andconsequentlythelatitudeandlongitudegivenrefertotheactualplaceoftheshipwreck."

           "Thereisnoproofofthat,"repliedPaganel,"andIseenothingtoprecludethesuppositionthatthepoorfellowsweredraggedintotheinteriorbytheIndians,andsoughttomakeknowntheplaceoftheircaptivitybymeansofthisbottle."

           "Exceptthisfact,mydearPaganel,thattherewasnosea,andthereforetheycouldnothaveflungthebottleintoit."

           "Unlesstheyflungitintoriverswhichranintothesea,"returnedPaganel.

           Thisreplywassounexpected,andyetsoadmissible,thatitmadethemallcompletelysilentforaminute,thoughtheirbeamingeyesbetrayedtherekindlingofhopeintheirhearts.LadyHelenawasthefirsttospeak.

           "Whatanidea!"sheexclaimed.

           "Andwhatagoodidea,"wasPaganel’snaiverejoindertoherexclamation.

           "Whatwouldyouadvise,then?"saidGlenarvan.

           "Myadviceistofollowthe37thparallelfromthepointwhereittouchestheAmericancontinenttowhereitdipsintotheAtlantic,withoutdeviatingfromithalfadegree,andpossiblyinsomepartofitscourseweshallfallinwiththeshipwreckedparty."

           "Thereisapoorchanceofthat,"saidtheMajor.

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