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A Hundred Miles in Ten Days

           Weldon,"addedhe,"youwillreceiveallthecarenecessarytoyourposition,andafewdays’restwillquiterestoreyou.PerhapsyouwillnotfindatthisfarmtheluxurytowhichyouareaccustomedinyourresidenceinSanFrancisco,butyouwillseethatourimprovedlandsintheinteriordonotlackwhatiscomfortable.Wearenotabsolutelysavages."

           "Mr.Harris,"repliedMrs.Weldon,"ifwehaveonlythankstoofferyouforyourgenerousresort,atleastweshallofferthemtoyouwithallourhearts.Yes!Itistimeforustoarrivethere!"

           "Youareverymuchfatigued,Mrs.Weldon?"

           "I,nomatter!"repliedMrs.Weldon;"butIperceivethatmylittleJackisgraduallybecomingexhausted!Thefeverbeginstoaffecthimatcertainhours!"

           "Yes,"repliedHarris,"andalthoughtheclimateofthisplateauisveryhealthful,itmustbeacknowledgedthatinMarchandAprilintermittentfeversreign."

           "Doubtless,"thensaidDickSand,"butalsoNature,whoisalwaysandeverywhereprovident,hasputtheremedyneartheevil!"

           "Andhowisthat,myyoungfriend?"askedHarris,whodidnotseemtounderstand.

           "Arewenot,then,intheregionofthequinquinas?"repliedDickSand.

           "Infact,"saidHarris,"youareperfectlyright.Thetreeswhichfurnish,thepreciousfebrifugebarkarenativehere."

           "Iamevenastonished,"addedDickSand,"thatwehavenotyetseenasingleone."

           "Ah!myyoungfriend,"repliedHarris,"thosetreesarenoteasytodistinguish.

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