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Thalcave

           "Oh,don’tdistressyourselfaboutthat,"repliedPaganel,"PortugueseandSpanisharesomuchalikethatImadeamistake;butthisveryresemblancewillbeagreathelptowardrectifyingit.InaveryshorttimeIshallbeabletothankthePatagonianinthelanguagehespeakssowell."

           Paganelwasright.Hesoonmanagedtoexchangeafewwordswiththestranger,andfoundouteventhathisnamewasThalcave,awordthatsignifiedinAraucanian,"TheThunderer."Thissurnamehad,nodoubt,comefromhisskillinhandlingfire-arms.

           ButwhatrejoicedGlenarvanmostwastolearnthathewasaguidebyoccupation,and,moreover,aguideacrossthePampas.Tohismind,themeetingwithhimwassoprovidential,thathecouldnotdoubtnowofthesuccessoftheirenterprise.ThedeliveranceofCaptainGrantseemedanaccomplishedfact.

           WhenthepartywentbacktoRobert,theboyheldouthisarmstothePatagonian,whosilentlylaidhishandonhishead,andproceededtoexaminehimwiththegreatestcare,gentlyfeelingeachofhisachinglimbs.ThenhewentdowntotheRIO,andgatheredafewhandfulsofwildcelery,whichgrewonthebanks,withwhichherubbedthechild’sbodyallover.Hehandledhimwiththemostexquisitedelicacy,andhistreatmentsorevivedthelad’sstrength,thatitwassoonevidentthatafewhours’restwouldsethimallright.

           Itwasaccordinglydecidedthattheyshouldencampfortherestofthedayandtheensuingnight.Twogravequestions,moreover,hadtobesettled:wheretogetfood,andmeansoftransport.

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