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Chapter IX. Fitting out the Halbrane

           Whatinexhaustiblepastures,whatanabundanceofthatsavourygrass,thetussock,doesnaturelavishonanimalsthere!Australia,thoughsorichinthisrespect,doesnotsetabetterspreadtablebeforeherovineandbovinepensioners.

           TheFalklandsoughttoberesortedtoforthere-victuallingofships.ThegroupsareofrealimportancetonavigatorsmakingfortheStraitofMagellan,aswellastothosewhocometofishinthevicinityofthepolarregions.

           Whentheworkonthehullwasdone,Westoccupiedhimselfwiththemastsandtherigging,withtheassistanceofMartinHolt,oursailing-master,whowasverycleveratthiskindofindustry.

           Onthe21stofOctober,CaptainLenGuysaidtome:“Youshallsee,Mr.Jeorling,thatnothingwillbeneglectedtoensurethesuccessofourenterprise.Everythingthatcanbeforeseenhasbeenforeseen,andiftheHalbraneistoperishinsomecatastrophe,itwillbebecauseitisnotpermittedtohumanbeingstogoagainstthedesignsofGod.”

           “Ihavegoodhopes,captain,asIhavealreadysaid.Yourvesselandhercrewareworthyofconfidence.But,supposingtheexpeditionshouldbemuchprolonged,perhapsthesupplyofprovisions—”

           “Weshallcarrysufficientfortwoyears,andthoseshallbeofgoodquality.PortEgmonthasprovedcapableofsupplyinguswitheverythingwerequire.”

           ”Anotherquestion,ifyouwillallowme?”

           “Putit,Mr.Jeorling,putit.

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