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Drifting

           

           Thisbarricadewasformedbytheinterlacingofastickyplantwithglossyleaves,whichtwistsasitispressedtogether,andbecomesveryresisting.Theycallit"tikatika,"anditwillallowpeopletocrosswatercoursesdry-shod,iftheyarenotafraidtoplungetwelveinchesintoitsgreenapron.Magnificentramificationsofthelotuscoveredthesurfaceofthisbarrier.

           Itwasalreadydark.Herculescould,withoutimprudence,quittheboat,andhemanagedhishatchetsoskilfullythattwohoursafterwardthebarrierhadgivenway,thecurrentturnedupthebrokenpiecesonthebanks,andtheboatagaintookthechannel.

           Mustitbeconfessed!ThatgreatchildofaCousinBenedicthadhopedforamomentthattheywouldnotbeabletopass.Suchavoyageseemedtohimunnecessary.HeregrettedAlvez’sfactoryandthehutthatcontainedhispreciousentomologist’sbox.Hischagrinwasreal,andindeeditwaspitifultoseethepoorman.Notaninsect;no,notonetopreserve!

           What,then,washisjoywhenHercules,"hispupil"afterall,broughthimahorriblelittlebeastwhichhehadfoundonasprigofthetikatika.Singularlyenoughthebraveblackseemedalittleconfusedinpresentingittohim.

           ButwhatexclamationsCousinBenedictutteredwhenhehadbroughtthisinsect,whichheheldbetweenhisindexfingerandhisthumb,asnearaspossibletohisshort-sightedeyes,whichneitherglassesnormicroscopecouldnowassist.

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