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We Give a Sign

           Theothersgaveadecidedassent,andIturnedinperplexitytoSirHenryandGood,andexplainedthesituation. 

           "IthinkthatIhaveit,"saidGoodexultingly;"askthemtogiveusamomenttothink." 

           Ididso,andthechiefswithdrew. SosoonastheyhadgoneGoodwenttothelittleboxwherehekepthismedicines,unlockedit,andtookoutanote-book,inthefly-leavesofwhichwasanalmanack. "Nowlookhere,youfellows,isn’ttomorrowthe4thofJune?"hesaid. 

           Wehadkeptacarefulnoteofthedays,sowereabletoanswerthatitwas. 

           "Verygood;thenherewehaveit‘4June,totaleclipseofthemooncommencesat8.15Greenwichtime, visibleinTeneriffeSouthAfrica,etc.There’sasignforyou. Tellthemwewilldarkenthemoontomorrownight." 

           Theideawasasplendidone;indeed,theonlyweakspotaboutitwasafearlestGood’salmanackmightbeincorrect. Ifwemadeafalseprophecyonsuchasubject,ourprestigewouldbegoneforever,andsowouldIgnosi’schanceofthethroneoftheKukuanas. 

           "Supposethatthealmanackiswrong,"suggestedSirHenrytoGood,whowasbusilyemployedinworkingoutsomethingonablankpageofthebook. 

           "Iseenoreasontosupposeanythingofthesort,"washisanswer."Eclipsesalwayscomeuptotime;atleastthatismyexperienceofthem, anditespeciallystatesthatthisonewillbevisibleinSouthAfrica. 

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