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The Three Documents

           "Undoubtedly."

           "ButisPatagoniacrossedbythe37thparallel?"askedtheMajor.

           "Thatiseasilyascertained,"saidthecaptain,openingamapofSouthAmerica."Yes,itis;Patagoniajusttouchesthe37thparallel.ItcutsthroughAraucania,goesalongoverthePampastothenorth,andlosesitselfintheAtlantic."

           "Well,letusproceedthenwithourconjectures.ThetwosailorsandthecaptainLANDlandwhere?CONTINonacontinent;onacontinent,markyou,notanisland.Whatbecomesofthem?TherearetwolettershereprovidentiallywhichgiveaclewtotheirfatePR,thatmustmeanprisoners,andCRUELINDIANisevidentlythemeaningofthenexttwowords.TheseunfortunatemenarecaptivesinthehandsofcruelIndians.Don’tyouseeit?Don’tthewordsseemtocomeofthemselves,andfilluptheblanks?Isn’tthedocumentquiteclearnow?Isn’tthesenseself-evident?"

           Glenarvanspokeinatoneofabsoluteconviction,andhisenthusiasticconfidenceappearedcontagious,fortheothersallexclaimed,too,"Yes,itisevident,quiteevident!"

           Afteraninstant,LordEdwardsaidagain,"Tomyownmindthehypothesisissoplausible,thatIhavenodoubtwhatevertheeventoccurredonthecoastofPatagonia,butstillIwillhaveinquiriesmadeinGlasgow,astothedestinationoftheBritannia,andweshallknowifitispossibleshecouldhavebeenwreckedonthoseshores."

           "Oh,there’snoneedtosendsofartofindoutthat,"saidJohnMangles.

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