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A Serious Necessity

           "Well,Thalcavewasmistakenthistime,"retortedPaganel,somewhatsharply."TheGauchosareagricul-turistsandshepherds,andnothingelse,asIhavestatedinapamphletonthenativesofthePampas,writtenbyme,whichhasattractedsomenotice."

           V.IVVerne

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           "Well,well,youhavecommittedanerror,that’sall,MonsieurPaganel."

           "What,MonsieurMcNabbs!youtellmeIhavecommittedanerror?"

           "Aninadvertence,ifyoulike,whichyoucanputamongtheERRATAinthenextedition."

           Paganel,highlyincensedathisgeographicalknowledgebeingbroughtinquestion,andevenjestedabout,allowedhisill-humortogetthebetterofhim,andsaid:

           "Know,sir,thatmybookshavenoneedofsuchERRATA."

           "Indeed!Well,onthisoccasiontheyhave,atanyrate,"retortedMcNabbs,quiteasobstinateashisopponent.

           "Sir,Ithinkyouareveryannoyingto-day."

           "AndIthinkyouareverycrabbed."

           Glenarvanthoughtitwashightimetointerfere,forthediscussionwasgettingtoohot,sohesaid:

           "Come,now,thereisnodoubtoneofyouisveryteasingandtheotherisverycrabbed,andImustsayIamsurprisedatbothofyou."

           ThePatagonian,withoutunderstandingthecause,couldseethatthetwofriendswerequarreling.Hebegantosmile,andsaidquietly:

           "It’sthenorthwind."

           "Thenorthwind,"exclaimedPaganel;"what’sthenorthwindtodowithit?"

           "Ah,itisjustthat,"saidGlenarvan."It’sthenorthwindthathasputyouinabadtemper

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