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Calm Philosophic Discussions

           "Inthesimplestwaypossible.Whenwehavereachedthecentreoftheglobe,eitherweshallfindsomenewwaytogetback,orweshallcomebacklikedecentfolksthewaywecame.Ifeelpleasedatthethoughtthatitissurenottobeshutagainstus."

           "Butthenweshallhavetorefittheraft."

           "Ofcourse."

           "Then,astoprovisions,haveweenoughtolast?"

           "Yes;tobesurewehave.Hansisacleverfellow,andIamsurehemusthavesavedalargepartofourcargo.Butstillletusgoandmakesure."

           Weleftthisgrottowhichlayopentoeverywind.AtthesametimeIcherishedatremblinghopewhichwasafearaswell.Itseemedtomeimpossiblethattheterriblewreckoftheraftshouldnothavedestroyedeverythingonboard.OnmyarrivalontheshoreIfoundHanssurroundedbyanassemblageofarticlesallarrangedingoodorder.Myuncleshookhandswithhimwithalivelygratitude.Thisman,withalmostsuperhumandevotion,hadbeenatworkallthewhilethatwewereasleep,andhadsavedthemostpreciousofthearticlesattheriskofhislife.

           Notthatwehadsufferednolosses.Forinstance,ourfirearms;butwemightdowithoutthem.Ourstockofpowderhadremaineduninjuredafterhavingriskedblowingupduringthestorm.

           "Well,"criedtheProfessor,"aswehavenogunswecannothunt,that’sall."

           "Yes,buthowabouttheinstruments?"

           "Hereistheaneroid,themostusefulofall,andforwhichIwouldhavegivenalltheothers.

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