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           wasdeclaredtobethegreatestmaninGreatBritain,evenaboveWellington,whocouldneverhavemanufacturedsuchgoodbeer.ThiswasaScotchestimate.JacquesPaganeldranklargely,anddiscoursedstillmoredeomnirescibili.

           Adaysowellcommencedseemedasifitcouldnotbutendwell;theyhadgonefifteengoodmiles,andmanagedtogetoveraprettyhillydistrictwherethesoilwasreddish.TherewaseveryreasontohopetheymightcampthatsamenightonthebanksoftheSnowyRiver,animportantriverwhichthrowsitselfintothePacific,southofVictoria.

           Alreadythewheelsofthewagonweremakingdeeprutsonthewideplains,coveredwithblackishalluvium,asitpassedonbetweentuftsofluxuriantgrassandfreshfieldsofgastrolobium.Aseveningcameon,awhitemistonthehorizonmarkedthecourseoftheSnowyRiver.Severaladditionalmilesweregotover,andaforestoftalltreescameinsightatabendoftheroad,behindagentleeminence.Ayrtonturnedhisteamalittletowardthegreattrunks,lostinshadow,andhehadgottotheskirtsofthewood,abouthalf-a-milefromtheriver,whenthewagonsuddenlysankuptothemiddleofthewheels.

           "Stop!"hecalledouttothehorsemenfollowinghim.

           "Whatiswrong?"inquiredGlenarvan.

           "Wehavestuckinthemud,"repliedAyrton.

           Hetriedtostimulatethebullockstoafresheffortbyvoiceandgoad,buttheanimalswereburiedhalf-wayuptheirlegs,andcouldnotstir.

           "Letuscamphere,"suggestedJohnMangles.

           "Itwouldcertainlybethebestplace,"saidAyrton.

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