Діти капітана Гранта

Tristan D’acunha and the Isle of Amsterdam

           Hiscabinwasgotready,andberthsforthemen.Thiscabinwasnexttothefamousnumbersix,whichPaganelhadtakenpossessionofinsteadoftheonehehadbookedontheSCOTIA.IthadbeentillnowoccupiedbyM.Olbinett,whovacateditfortheexpectedguest.Marytookgreatdelightinarrangingitwithherownhands,andadorningitforthereceptionofthelovedinmate.

           Thelearnedgeographerkepthimselfcloselyshutup.Hewasworkingawayfrommorningtillnightataworkentitled"SublimeImpressionsofaGeographerintheArgentinePampas,"andtheycouldhearhimrepeatingelegantperiodsaloudbeforecommittingthemtothewhitepagesofhisday-book;andmorethanonce,unfaithfultoClio,themuseofhistory,heinvokedinhistransportsthedivineCalliope,themuseofepicpoetry.

           Paganelmadenosecretofiteither.ThechastedaughtersofApollowillinglylefttheslopesofHeliconandParnassusathiscall.LadyHelenapaidhimsincerecomplimentsonhismythologicalvisitants,andsodidtheMajor,thoughhecouldnotforbearadding:

           "Butmindnofitsofabsenceofmind,mydearPaganel;andifyoutakeafancytolearnAustralian,don’tgoandstudyitinaChinesegrammar."

           Thingswentonperfectlysmoothlyonboard.LadyHelenaandLordGlenarvanfoundleisuretowatchJohnMangles’growingattachmenttoMaryGrant.Therewasnothingtobesaidagainstit,and,indeed,sinceJohnremainedsilent,itwasbesttotakenonoticeofit.

           V.IVVerne

           "WhatwillCaptainGrantthink?"LordGlenarvanaskedhiswifeoneday.

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