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Toline of the Lachlan

           Butthesingularityoftheanswerswerenothisblame;indeed,heneverimaginedanythingsingularaboutthem.However,hetookitallquietly,andwaitedfortheprofessortorecoverhimself.Thesepealsoflaughterwerequiteincomprehensibletohim.

           "Yousee,"saidMajorMcNabbs,laughing,"Iwasright.Thepupilcouldenlightenyouafterall."

           "Mostassuredly,friendMajor,"repliedthegeographer."Sothat’sthewaytheyteachgeographyinMelbourne!Theydoitwell,theseprofessorsintheNormalSchool!Europe,Asia,Africa,America,Oceanica,thewholeworldbelongstotheEnglish.Myconscience!withsuchaningeniouseducationitisnowonderthenativessubmit.Ah,well,Toline,myboy,doesthemoonbelongtoEngland,too?"

           "Shewill,someday,"repliedtheyoungsavage,gravely.

           Thiswastheclimax.Paganelcouldnotstandanymore.Hewasobligedtogoawayandtakehislaughout,forhewasactuallyexplodingwithmirth,andhewentfullyaquarterofamilefromtheencampmentbeforehisequilibriumwasrestored.

           Meanwhile,Glenarvanlookedupageographytheyhadbroughtamongtheirbooks.Itwas"Richardson’sCompendium,"aworkingreatreputeinEngland,andmoreinagreementwithmodernsciencethanthemanualinuseintheNormalSchoolinMelbourne.

           "Here,mychild,"hesaidtoToline,"takethisbookandkeepit.Youhaveafewwrongideasaboutgeography,whichitwouldbewellforyoutorectify.Iwillgiveyouthisasakeepsakefromme"

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