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           "Round-headed,"hemuttered."Brachycephalic,gray-eyed,black-haired,withsuggestionofthenegroid.Celtic,Ipresume?"

           "IamanIrishman,sir."

           "IrishIrish?"

           "Yes,sir."

           "That,ofcourse,explainsit.Letmesee;youhavegivenmeyourpromisethatmyconfidencewillberespected?Thatconfidence,Imaysay,willbefarfromcomplete.ButIampreparedtogiveyouafewindicationswhichwillbeofinterest.Inthefirstplace,youareprobablyawarethattwoyearsagoImadeajourneytoSouthAmericaonewhichwillbeclassicalinthescientifichistoryoftheworld?TheobjectofmyjourneywastoverifysomeconclusionsofWallaceandofBates,whichcouldonlybedonebyobservingtheirreportedfactsunderthesameconditionsinwhichtheyhadthemselvesnotedthem.Ifmyexpeditionhadnootherresultsitwouldstillhavebeennoteworthy,butacuriousincidentoccurredtomewhiletherewhichopenedupanentirelyfreshlineofinquiry.

           "Youareawareorprobably,inthishalf-educatedage,youarenotawarethatthecountryroundsomepartsoftheAmazonisstillonlypartiallyexplored,andthatagreatnumberoftributaries,someofthementirelyuncharted,runintothemainriver.Itwasmybusinesstovisitthislittle-knownback-countryandtoexamineitsfauna,whichfurnishedmewiththematerialsforseveralchaptersforthatgreatandmonumentalworkuponzoologywhichwillbemylife’sjustification.

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