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A Sudden Descent

           Theairwassorarefiedthattherewasscarcelyoxygenenoughinittosupportcombustion.Atleast,thiswasthereasonassignedbytheMajor.

           "Bywayofcompensation,however,"headded,"waterwillboilatlessthan100degreesheat.Itwillcometothepointofebullitionbefore99degrees."

           McNabbswasright,asthethermometerproved,foritwasplungedintothekettlewhenthewaterboiled,andthemercuryonlyroseto99degrees.Coffeewassoonready,andeagerlygulpeddownbyeverybody.Thedrymeatcertainlyseemedpoorfare,andPaganelcouldn’thelpsaying:

           "Itellyouwhat,somegrilledllamawouldn’tbebadwiththis,wouldit?Theysaythatthellamaissubstitutefortheoxandthesheep,andIshouldliketoknowifitis,inanalimentaryrespect."

           "What!"repliedtheMajor."You’renotcontentwithyoursupper,mostlearnedPaganel."

           "Enchantedwithit,mybraveMajor;stillImustconfessIshouldnotsaynotoadishofllama."

           "YouareaSybarite."

           "Ipleadguiltytothecharge.Butcome,now,thoughyoucallmethat,youwouldn’tsulkatabeefsteakyourself,wouldyou?"

           "Probablynot."

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