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           "Yes,itmustbe,"repliedthecousin,"becausewe’vewalkedagoodtwomilesalready." 

           Harrisbegantothinkitratherstrangehimself,butheheldonuntil,atlast,theypassedthehalfofapennybunonthegroundthatHarris’scousinsworehehadnoticedtheresevenminutesago. Harrissaid: "Oh,impossible!" butthewomanwiththebabysaid, "Notatall,"assheherselfhadtakenitfromthechild,andthrownitdownthere,justbeforeshemetHarris. ShealsoaddedthatshewishedsheneverhadmetHarris,andexpressedanopinionthathewasanimpostor. ThatmadeHarrismad,andheproducedhismap,andexplainedhistheory. 

           "Themapmaybeallrightenough,"saidoneoftheparty,"ifyouknowwhereaboutsinitwearenow." 

           Harrisdidn’tknow,andsuggestedthatthebestthingtodowouldbetogobacktotheentrance,andbeginagain. Forthebeginningagainpartofittherewasnotmuchenthusiasm;butwithregardtotheadvisabilityofgoingbacktotheentrancetherewascompleteunanimity,andsotheyturned,andtrailedafterHarrisagain,intheoppositedirection. Abouttenminutesmorepassed,andthentheyfoundthemselvesinthecentre. 

           Harristhoughtatfirstofpretendingthatthatwaswhathehadbeenaimingat;butthecrowdlookeddangerous,andhedecidedtotreatitasanaccident. 

           Anyhow,theyhadgotsomethingtostartfromthen. Theydidknowwheretheywere,andthemapwasoncemoreconsulted,andthethingseemedsimplerthanever,andofftheystartedforthethirdtime. 

           Andthreeminuteslatertheywerebackinthecentreagain.