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A Sudden Descent

           "Especiallywhenthereisagoodfireblazingonthehearth,forwearequiteascoldaswearehungry.Formypart,Iwouldratherseeagoodfaggotjustnowthanasliceofvenison."

           "Well,Tom,we’lltryandgetsomecombustibleorother,"saidPaganel.

           "CombustiblesonthetopoftheCordilleras!"exclaimedMulrady,inadubioustone.

           "SincethereisachimneyintheCASUCHA,"saidtheMajor,"theprobabilityisthatweshallfindsomethingtoburninit."

           "OurfriendMcNabbsisright,"saidGlenarvan."Geteverythinginreadinessforsupper,andI’llgooutandturnwoodcutter."

           "WilsonandIwillgowithyou,"saidPaganel.

           "Doyouwantme?"askedRobert,gettingup.

           "No,mybraveboy,restyourself.You’llbeaman,whenothersareonlychildrenatyourage,"repliedGlenarvan.

           Onreachingthelittlemoundofporphyry,GlenarvanandhistwocompanionslefttheCASUCHA.Inspiteoftheperfectcalmnessoftheatmosphere,thecoldwasstinging.Paganelconsultedhisbarometer,andfoundthatthedepressionofthemercurycorrespondedtoanelevationof11,000feet,only910meterslowerthanMontBlanc.ButifthesemountainshadpresentedthedifficultiesofthegiantoftheSwissAlps,notoneofthetravelerscouldhavecrossedthegreatchainoftheNewWorld.

           Onreachingalittlemoundofporphyry,GlenarvanandPaganelstoppedtogazeaboutthemandscanthehorizononallsides.TheywerenowonthesummitoftheNevadasoftheCordilleras,andcouldseeoveranareaoffortymiles.

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