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Harris

           Thatonlyhalfastonishedhim,forhiscalculationmighthave,andindeedmusthave,deceivedhim,concerningthecurrents;buttheerrorwasnotconsiderable.Infact,hebelievedhimselfsomewherebetweenthetwenty-seventhandthethirtiethparallel,fromthebearingshehadtakenfromtheIsleofPaques,anditwasonthetwenty-fifthparallelthathewaswrecked.Therewasnoimpossibilityinthe"Pilgrim’s"havingdeviatedbyrelativelysmalldigression,insuchalongpassage.

           Besides,therewasnoreasontodoubttheunknown’sassertions,and,asthatcoastwasthatoflowerBoliviatherewasnothingastonishinginitsbeingsodeserted.

           "Sir,"thensaidDickSand,"afteryourreplyImustconcludethatweareatarathergreatdistancefromLima."

           "Oh!Limaisfarawayoverthereinthenorth!"

           Mrs.Weldon,madesuspiciousfirstofallbyNegoro’sdisappearance,observedthenewly-arrivedwithextremeattention;butshecoulddiscovernothing,eitherinhisattitudeorinhismannerofexpressinghimselfwhichcouldleadhertosuspecthisgoodfaith.

           "Sir,"saidshe,"withoutdoubtmyquestionisnotrash.YoudonotseemtobeofPeruvianorigin?"

           "IamAmericanasyouare,madam,"saidtheunknown,whowaitedforaninstantfortheAmericanladytotellhimhername.

           "Mrs.Weldon,"repliedthelatter.

           "I?MynameisHarrisandIwasborninSouthCarolina.ButhereitistwentyyearssinceIleftmycountryforthepampasofBolivia,anditgivesmepleasuretoseecompatriots."

           "Youliveinthispartoftheprovince,Mr.Harris?"againaskedMrs.

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