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           ,JohnManglesandPaganelwerewalkingonthepoop.TheFrenchmanwasassailinghiscompanionwithallsortsofquestionsaboutChili,whenallatoncethecaptaininterruptedhim,andpointingtowardthesouthernhorizon,said:

           "MonsieurPaganel?"

           "Yes,mydearCaptain."

           "Besogoodastolookinthisdirection.Don’tyouseeanything?"

           "Nothing."

           "You’renotlookingintherightplace.Itisnotonthehorizon,butaboveitintheclouds."

           "Intheclouds?Imightwellnotsee."

           "There,there,bytheupperendofthebowsprit."

           "Iseenothing."

           "Thenyoudon’twanttosee.Anyway,thoughwearefortymilesoff,yetItellyouthePeakofTeneriffeisquitevisibleyonderabovethehorizon."

           ButwhetherPaganelcouldnotorwouldnotseeitthen,twohourslaterhewasforcedtoyieldtoocularevidenceorownhimselfblind.

           "Youdoseeitatlast,then,"saidJohnMangles.

           "Yes,yes,distinctly,"repliedPaganel,addinginadisdainfultone,"andthat’swhattheycallthePeakofTeneriffe!"

           "That’sthePeak."

           "Itdoesn’tlookmuchofaheight."

           "Itis11,000feet,though,abovethelevelofthesea."

           "ThatisnotequaltoMontBlanc."

           "Likelyenough,butwhenyoucometoascendit,probablyyou’llthinkithighenough."

           "Oh,ascendit!ascendit,mydearcaptain!WhatwouldbethegoodafterHumboldtandBonplan?ThatHumboldtwasagreatgenius.Hemadetheascentofthismountain,andhasgivenadescriptionofitwhichleavesnothingunsaid.