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Between Fire and Water

           "Isayitisbeginningingoodearnest,andifitgoesonsoweshallhaveaterriblestorm."

           "Somuchthebetter,"repliedtheenthusiasticPaganel;"Ishouldlikeagrandexhibition,sincewecan’trunaway."

           "That’sanotherofyourtheories,"saidtheMajor.

           "Andoneofmybest,McNabbs.IamofGlenarvan’sopinion,thatthestormwillbesuperb.Justaminuteago,whenIwastryingtosleep,severalfactsoccurredtomymemory,thatmakemehopeitwill,forweareintheregionofgreatelectricaltempests.Forinstance,Ihavereadsomewhere,thatin1793,inthisveryprovinceofBuenosAyres,lightningstruckthirty-seventimesduringonesinglestorm.Mycolleague,M.MartindeMoussy,countedfifty-fiveminutesofuninterruptedrolling."

           "Watchinhand?"askedtheMajor.

           "Watchinhand.Onlyonethingmakesmeuneasy,"addedPaganel,"ifitisanyusetobeuneasy,andthatis,thattheculminatingpointofthisplain,isjustthisveryOMBUwhereweare.Alightningconductorwouldbeveryserviceabletousatpresent.Foritisthistreeespecially,amongallthatgrowinthePampas,thatthethunderhasaparticularaffectionfor.Besides,Ineednottellyou,friend,thatlearnedmentellusnevertotakerefugeundertreesduringastorm."

           "Mostseasonableadvice,certainly,inourcircumstances,"saidtheMajor.

           "Imustconfess,Paganel,"repliedGlenarvan,"thatyoumighthavechosenabettertimeforthisreassuringinformation."

           "Bah!"repliedPaganel,"alltimesaregoodforgettinginformation.

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