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On the Way

           Itsfloraandfaunawouldastonishanaturalist.Ah!wemaysaythatyouhavebeenshipwreckedatagoodplace,andifwemayeverthankchance"

           "Iwishtobelievethatitisnotchancewhichhasledushere,but

           God,Mr.Harris."

           "God!Yes!God!"repliedHarris,inthetoneofamanwhotakeslittleaccountofprovidentialinterventioninthethingsofthisworld.

           Then,sincenobodyinthelittletroopkneweitherthecountryoritsproductions,Harristookapleasureinnamingpleasantlythemostcurioustreesoftheforest.

           Intruth,itwasapitythat,inCousinBenedict’scase,theentomologistwasnotsupplementedbythebotanist!If,uptothistime,hehadhardlyfoundinsectseitherrareornew,hemighthavemadefinediscoveriesinbotany.Therewas,inprofusion,vegetationofallheights,theexistenceofwhichinthetropicalforestsoftheNewWorldhadnotbeenyetascertained.CousinBenedictwouldcertainlyhaveattachedhisnametosomediscoveryofthiskind.Buthedidnotlikebotanyheknewnothingaboutit.Heeven,quitenaturally,heldflowersinaversion,underthepretextthatsomeofthempermitthemselvestoimprisontheinsectsintheircorollas,andpoisonthemwiththeirvenomousjuices.

           Attimes,theforestbecamemarshy.Theyfeltunderfootquiteanetworkofliquidthreads,whichwouldfeedtheaffluentsofthelittleriver.Someoftherills,somewhatlarge,couldonlybecrossedbychoosingfordableplaces.

           Ontheirbanksgrewtuftsofreeds,towhichHarrisgavethenameofpapyrus.

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