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Cape Town and M. Viot

           Twentymilesofdesertseparatemenmorethanfivehundredmilesofocean."

           PaganelspokewithsuchwarmththateventheMajorhadnothingtosayagainstthispanegyricoftheocean.Indeed,ifthefindingofHarryGranthadinvolvedfollowingaparallelacrosscontinentsinsteadofoceans,theenterprisecouldnothavebeenattempted;buttheseawastherereadytocarrythetravelersfromonecountrytoanother,andonthe6thofDecember,atthefirststreakofday,theysawafreshmountainapparentlyemergingfromthebosomofthewaves.

           ThiswasAmsterdamIsland,situatedin37degrees47minuteslatitudeand77degrees24minuteslongitude,thehighconeofwhichinclearweatherisvisiblefiftymilesoff.Ateighto’clock,itsform,indistinctthoughitstillwas,seemedalmostareproductionofTeneriffe.

           "AndconsequentlyitmustresembleTristand’Acunha,"observedGlenarvan.

           "Averywiseconclusion,"saidPaganel,"accordingtothegeometrographicaxiomthattwoislandsresemblingathirdmusthaveacommonlikeness.Iwillonlyaddthat,likeTristand’Acunha,AmsterdamIslandisequallyrichinsealsandRobinsons."

           "ThereareRobinsonseverywhere,then?"saidLadyHelena.

           "Indeed,Madam,"repliedPaganel,"Iknowfewislandswithoutsometaleofthekindappertainingtothem,andtheromanceofyourimmortalcountryman,DanielDefoe,hasbeenoftenenoughrealizedbeforehisday."

           "MonsieurPaganel,"saidMary,"mayIaskyouaquestion?"

           "Twoifyoulike,mydearyounglady,andIpromisetoanswerthem."

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