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Crime or Calamity

           Asyettheyhadnotmetwithanyoftheaboriginaltribeslivinginthesavagestate.GlenarvanwonderediftheAustralianswerewantinginAustralia,astheIndianshadbeenwantinginthePampasoftheArgentinedistrict;butPaganeltoldhimthat,inthatlatitude,thenativesfrequentedchieflytheMurrayPlains,aboutonehundredmilestotheeastward.

           "Wearenowapproachingthegolddistrict,"saidhe,"inadayortwoweshallcrosstherichregionofMountAlexander.Itwasherethattheswarmofdiggersalightedin1852;thenativeshadtoflytotheinterior.Weareincivilizeddistrictswithoutseeinganysignofit;butourroadwill,beforethedayisover,crosstherailwaywhichconnectstheMurraywiththesea.Well,Imustconfess,arailwayinAustraliadoesseemtomeanastonishingthing!"

           "Andpray,why,Paganel?"saidGlenarvan.

           "Why?becauseitjarsonone’sideas.Oh!IknowyouEnglisharesousedtocolonizingdistantpossessions.You,whohaveelectrictelegraphsanduniversalexhibitionsinNewZealand,youthinkitisallquitenatural.Butitdumb-foundersthemindofaFrenchmanlikemyself,andconfusesallone’snotionsofAustralia!"

           "Becauseyoulookatthepast,andnotatthepresent,"saidJohnMangles.

           Aloudwhistleinterruptedthediscussion.Thepartywerewithinamileoftherailway.Quiteanumberofpersonswerehasteningtowardtherailwaybridge.Thepeoplefromtheneighboringstationslefttheirhouses,andtheshepherdstheirflocks,andcrowdedtheapproachestotherailway.

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