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"S. V."

           "ButisitnottruethatthisDingo,thoughitbeoftheNewZealandrace,waspickeduponthewesterncoastofAfrica?"

           "Nothingismoretrue,"repliedMrs.Weldon,"andTomhadoftenheardthecaptainofthe’Waldeck’sayso."

           "Well,IhadthoughtIhadhopedthatthisdogwouldhavebroughtawaysomespecimensofhemipteraspeculiartotheAfricanfauna."

           "Mercifulheavens!"criedMrs.Weldon.

           "Andthatperhaps,"addedCousinBenedict,"somepenetratingorirritatingfleaofanewspecies"

           "Doyouunderstand,Dingo?"saidCaptainHull."Doyouunderstand,mydog?Youhavefailedinallyourduties!"

           "ButIhaveexamineditwell,"addedtheentomologist,withanaccentofdeepregret."Ihavenotbeenabletofindasingleinsect."

           "Whichyouwouldhaveimmediatelyandmercilesslyputtodeath,Ihope!"criedCaptainHull.

           "Sir,"repliedCousinBenedict,dryly,"learnthatSirJohnFranklinmadeascrupleofkillingthesmallestinsect,beitamosquito,whoseattacksareotherwiseformidableasthoseofaflea;andmeanwhileyouwillnothesitatetoallow,thatSirJohnFranklinwasaseamanwhowasasgoodasthenext."

           "Surely,"saidCaptainHull,bowing.

           "Andoneday,afterbeingfrightfullydevouredbyadipter,heblewandsentitaway,sayingtoit,withoutevenusingthouorthee:’Go!theworldislargeenoughforyouandforme!’"

           "Ah!"ejaculatedCaptainHull.

           "Yes,sir."

           "Well,Mr.Benedict,"retortedCaptainHull,"anotherhadsaidthatlongbeforeSirJohnFranklin."

           "Another?"

           "Yes;andthatotherwasUncleToby."

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