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           Andhetookupthepen,anddashedoffthefollowinglinesimmediately:"Onthe7thofJune,1862,thethree-mastvessel,Britannia,ofGlasgow,hassunkonthecoastofPatagonia,inthesouthernhemisphere.Makingfortheshore,twosailorsandCaptainGrantareabouttolandonthecontinent,wheretheywillbetakenprisonersbycruelIndians.Theyhavethrownthisdocumentintothesea,inlongitudeandlatitude37degrees11".Bringthemassistance,ortheyarelost."

           "Capital!capital!dearEdward,"saidLadyHelena."Ifthosepoorcreatureseverseetheirnativelandagain,itisyoutheywillhavetothankforit."

           "Andtheywillseeitagain,"returnedLordGlenarvan;"thestatementistooexplicit,andclear,andcertainforEnglandtohesitateaboutgoingtotheaidofherthreesonscastawayonadesertcoast.WhatshehasdoneforFranklinandsomanyothers,shewilldoto-dayforthesepoorshipwreckedfellowsoftheBritannia."

           "Mostlikelytheunfortunatemenhavefamilieswhomourntheirloss.Perhapsthisill-fatedCaptainGranthadawifeandchildren,"suggestedLadyHelena.

           "Verytrue,mydear,andI’llnotforgettoletthemknowthatthereisstillhope.Butnow,friends,wehadbettergoupondeck,astheboatmustbegettingneartheharbor."

           Acarriageandpost-horseswaitedthere,inreadinesstoconveyLadyHelenaandMajorMcNabbstoMalcolmCastle,andLordGlenarvanbadeadieutohisyoungwife,andjumpedintotheexpresstrainforGlasgow.

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