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Toline of the Lachlan

           TobeconductedtoEchuca.

           CareofJeffriesSmith,RailwayPorter.

           Prepaid.

           "That’stheEnglishallover!"exclaimedPaganel."Theysendoffachildjustastheywouldluggage,andbookhimlikeaparcel.Ihearditwasdone,certainly;butIcouldnotbelieveitbefore."

           "Poorchild!"saidLadyHelena."CouldhehavebeeninthetrainthatgotoffthelineatCamdenBridge?Perhapshisparentsarekilled,andheisleftaloneintheworld!"

           "Idon’tthinkso,madam,"repliedJohnMangles."Thatcardrathergoestoprovehewastravelingalone."

           "Heiswakingup!"saidMary.

           Andsohewas.Hiseyesslowlyopenedandthenclosedagain,painedbytheglareoflight.ButLadyHelenatookhishand,andhejumpedupatonceandlookedabouthiminbewildermentatthesightofsomanystrangers.Heseemedhalffrightenedatfirst,butthepresenceofLadyHelenareassuredhim."DoyouunderstandEnglish,mylittleman?"askedtheyounglady.

           "Iunderstanditandspeakit,"repliedthechildinfluentenoughEnglish,butwithamarkedaccent.HispronunciationwaslikeaFrenchman’s.

           "Whatisyourname?"askedLadyHelena.

           "Toline,"repliedthelittlenative.

           "Toline!"exclaimedPaganel."Ah!Ithinkthatmeans‘barkofatree’inAustralian."

           Tolinenodded,andlookedagainatthetravelers.

           "Wheredoyoucomefrom?"inquiredLadyHelena.

           "FromMelbourne,bytherailwayfromSandhurst."

           "WereyouintheaccidentatCamdenBridge?"saidGlenarvan.

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