Діти капітана Гранта

           "Clearly,"saidPaganel.

           "But,"objectedGlenarvan,"thereisnothinginthefragmentarywordsinthedocumentthatcouldapplytoNewZealand."

           "ThatIcannotanswer,"saidthequartermaster.

           "Well,Ayrton,"saidGlenarvan,"youhavekeptyourword,andIwillkeepmine.WehavetodecidenowonwhatislandofthePacificOceanyouaretobeleft?"

           "Itmatterslittle,myLord,"repliedAyrton.

           "Returntoyourcabin,"saidGlenarvan,"andwaitourdecision."

           Thequartermasterwithdrew,guardedbythetwosailors.

           "Thatvillainmighthavebeenaman,"saidtheMajor.

           "Yes,"returnedGlenarvan;"heisastrong,clear-headedfellow.Whywasitthathemustneedsturnhispowerstosuchevilaccount?"

           "ButHarryGrant?"

           "Imustfearheisirrevocablylost.Poorchildren!Whocantellthemwheretheirfatheris?"

           "Ican!"repliedPaganel."Yes;Ican!"Onecouldnothelpremarkingthatthegeographer,soloquaciousandimpatientusually,hadscarcelyspokenduringAyrton’sexamination.Helistenedwithoutopeninghismouth.Butthisspeechofhisnowwasworthmanyothers,anditmadeGlenarvanspringtohisfeet,cryingout:"You,Paganel!youknowwhereCaptainGrantis?"

           "Yes,asfarascanbeknown."

           "Howdoyouknow?"

           "Fromthatinfernaldocument."

           "Ah!"saidtheMajor,inatoneofthemostprofoundincredulity.

           "Hearmefirst,andshrugyourshouldersafterward,"saidPaganel."Ididnotspeaksooner,becauseyouwouldnothavebelievedme.