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The Terrible Word

           Dick!Dingonolongersmellsthegroundashedidyesterday!Hisnoseisintheair,heisagitated,hishairstandsup!Onewouldthinkhescentedinthedistance"

           "Negoro,isitnotso?"repliedDickSand,whoseizedtheoldblack’sarm,andsignedtohimtospeakinalowvoice.

           "Negoro,Mr.Dick!Mayitnotbethathehasfollowedoursteps?"

           "Yes,Tom;andthatatthismomentevenhemaynotbeveryfarfromus."

           "Butwhy?"saidTom.

           "EitherNegorodoesnotknowthiscountry,"wentonDickSand,"andthenhewouldhaveeveryinterestinnotlosingsightofus"

           "Or?"saidTom,whoanxiouslyregardedthenovice.

           "Or,"repliedDickSand,"hedoesknowit,andthenhe"

           "ButhowshouldNegoroknowthiscountry?Hehasnevercomehere!"

           "Hasheneverbeenhere?"murmuredDickSand.

           "ItisanincontestablefactthatDingoactsasifthismanwhomhedetestswerenearus!"

           Then,interruptinghimselftocallthedog,which,aftersomehesitation,cametohim:

           "Eh!"saidhe;"Negoro!Negoro!"

           AfuriousbarkingwasDingo’sreply.Thisnamehaditsusualeffectuponhim,andhedartedforward,asifNegorohadbeenhiddenbehindsomethicket.

           Harrishadwitnessedallthisscene.Withhislipsalittledrawn,heapproachedthenovice.

           "WhatdidyouaskDingothen?"saidhe.

           "Oh,notmuch,Mr.Harris,"repliedoldTom,jokingly."Weaskedhimfornewsoftheship-companionwhomwehavelost!"

           "Ah!"saidtheAmerican,"thePortuguese,theship’scookofwhomyouhavealreadyspokentome?"

           "Yes."repliedTom.

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