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A Hospitable Colonist

           However,hewasoneofthosediscreetpeoplewhocansay,"ItellyouwhoIam,butIdon’taskwhoyouare."Glenarvan’sgreatobjectwastogetinformationabouttheBritannia,andlikeamanwhogoesrighttothepoint,hebeganatoncetointerrogateO’Mooreastowhetherhehadheardoftheshipwreck.

           ThereplyoftheIrishmanwasnotfavorable;hehadneverheardthevesselmentioned.Fortwoyears,atleast,noshiphadbeenwreckedonthatcoast,neitherabovenorbelowtheCape.Now,thedateofthecatastrophewaswithintwoyears.Hecould,therefore,declarepositivelythatthesurvivorsofthewreckhadnotbeenthrownonthatpartofthewesternshore.Now,myLord,"headded,"mayIaskwhatinterestyouhaveinmakingtheinquiry?"

           Thispointedquestionelicitedinreplythewholehistoryoftheexpedition.Glenarvanrelatedthediscoveryofthedocument,andthevariousattemptsthathadbeenmadetofollowupthepreciseindicationsgivenofthewhereaboutsoftheunfortunatecaptives;andheconcludedhisaccountbyexpressinghisdoubtwhethertheyshouldeverfindtheCaptainafterall.

           Hisdispiritedtonemadeapainfulimpressiononthemindsofhisauditors.RobertandMarycouldnotkeepbacktheirtears,andPaganelhadnotawordofhopeorcomforttogivethem

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