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The Terrible Word

           

           Thecompasshaddeceivedhimduringapartofthevoyage,weknowwhy!Ledawaybythetempestoverafalseroute,hemusthavedoubledCapeHorn,andfromthePacificOceanhehadpassedintotheAtlantic!Thespeedofhisship,whichhecouldonlyimperfectlyestimate,hadbeendoubled,unknowntohim,bytheforceofthehurricane!

           Beholdwhythecaoutchouctrees,thequinquinas,theproductsofSouth

           Americaweremissinginthiscountry,whichwasneithertheplateauof

           AtacamanortheBolivianpampa!

           Yes,theyweregiraffes,notostriches,whichhadfledawayintheopening!Theywereelephantsthathadcrossedthethickunderwood!TheywerehippopotamiwhosereposeDickSandhadtroubledunderthelargeplants!Itwasthetsetse,thatdipterpickedupbyBenedict,theformidabletsetseunderwhosestingstheanimalsofthecaravansperish!

           Finally,itwas,indeed,theroaringofthelionthathadjustsoundedthroughtheforest!Andthoseforks,thosechains,thatknifeofsingularform,theywerethetoolsoftheslave-trader!Thosemutilatedhands,theywerethehandsofcaptives!

           ThePortugueseNegoro,andtheAmericanHarris,mustbeincollusion!

           AndthoseterriblewordsguessedbyDickSand,finallyescapedhislips:

           "Africa!EquatorialAfrica!Africaoftheslave-tradeandtheslaves!"

           

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