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           However,onbeingtoldhowthingsstood,hebeganinSpanish,andopeninghismouthaswideashecould,thebettertoarticulate,said:

           "Vossoisumhomendebem."(Youareabraveman.)

           Thenativelistened,butmadenoreply.

           "Hedoesn’tunderstand,"saidthegeographer.

           "Perhapsyouhaven’ttherightaccent,"suggestedtheMajor.

           "That’sjustit!Confoundtheaccent!"

           OncemorePaganelrepeatedhiscompliment,butwithnobettersuccess.

           "I’llchangethephrase,"hesaid;andinslow,deliberatetoneshewenton,"SamduvidaumPatagao"(APatagonian,undoubtedly).

           Noresponsestill.

           "DIZEIME!"saidPaganel(Answerme).

           Butnoanswercame.

           "Voscompriendeis?"(Doyouunderstand?)shoutedPaganel,attheverytopofhisvoice,asifhewouldbursthisthroat.

           EvidentlytheIndiandidnotunderstand,forherepliedinSpanish,

           "Nocomprendo"(Idonotunderstand).

           ItwasPaganel’sturnnowtobeamazed.Hepushedhisspectaclesrightdownoverhisnose,asifgreatlyirritated,andsaid,

           "I’llbehangedifIcanmakeoutonewordofhisinfernalpatois.ItisAraucanian,that’scertain!"

           "Notabitofit!"saidGlenarvan."ItwasSpanishhespoke."

           AndaddressingthePatagonian,herepeatedtheword,"ESPANOL?"(Spanish?).

           "Si,si"(yes,yes)repliedtheIndian.

           Paganel’ssurprisebecameabsolutestupefaction.

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