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"S. V."

           

           "Andthenthisdog?"

           "Thisdogwouldhavebelongedtohim;and,morefortunatethanitsmaster,ifmyhypothesisistrue,itwouldhavebeenabletoreturntotheCongocoast,becauseitwasthere,atthetimewhentheseeventsmusthavetakenplace,thatitwaspickedupbythecaptainofthe’Waldeck.’"

           "But,"observedMrs.Weldon,"doyouknowifthisFrenchtravelerwasaccompaniedonhisdeparturebyadog?Isitnotameresuppositiononyourpart?"

           "Itisonlyasupposition,indeed,Mrs.Weldon,"repliedCaptainHull."Butwhatiscertainis,thatDingoknowsthesetwolettersSandV,whicharepreciselytheinitialsofthetwonamesoftheFrenchtraveler.Now,underwhatcircumstancesthisanimalwouldlearntodistinguishthemiswhatIcannotexplain;but,Irepeatit,itverycertainlyknowsthem;andlook,itpushesthemwithitspaw,andseemstoinviteustoreadthemwithit."

           Infact,theycouldnotmisunderstandDingo’sintention.

           "ThenwasSamuelVernonalonewhenheleftthesea-coastoftheCongo?"askDickSand.

           "ThatIknownot,"repliedCaptainHull."However,itisprobablethathewouldtakeanativeescort."

           AtthatmomentNegoro,leavinghispost,showedhimselfonthedeck.Atfirstnooneremarkedhispresence,andcouldnotobservethesingularlookhecastonthedogwhenheperceivedthetwolettersoverwhichtheanimalseemtomountguard.ButDingo,havingperceivedthemaster-cook,begantoshowsignsofthemostextremefury.

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