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Through the Straits of Magellan

           ButallthepassengerstookhispartexcepttheMajor,whowasperfectlyindifferentaboutgeographicalquestions,especiallyatdinner-time.Paganelalsocameacrossaregularcargoofoldbooksinthechiefofficer’schest.Theywereinaverydamagedcondition,butamongthemherakedoutafewSpanishvolumes,anddeterminedforthwithtosettoworktomasterthelanguageofCer-vantes,asnooneonboardunderstoodit,anditwouldbehelpfulintheirsearchalongtheChiliancoast.Thankstohistasteforlanguages,hedidnotdespairofbeingabletospeakthelanguagefluentlywhentheyarrivedatConcepcion.Hestudieditfuriously,andkeptconstantlymutteringheterogeneoussyllables.

           HespenthisleisurehoursinteachingyoungRobert,andinstructedhiminthehistoryofthecountrytheyweresorapidlyapproaching.

           Onthe25thofSeptember,theyachtarrivedofftheStraitsofMagellan,andenteredthemwithoutdelay.ThisrouteisgenerallypreferredbysteamersontheirwaytothePacificOcean.Theexactlengthofthestraitsis372miles.Shipsofthelargesttonnagefind,throughout,sufficientdepthofwater,evenclosetotheshore,andthereisagoodbottomeverywhere,andabundanceoffreshwater,andriversaboundinginfish,andforestsingame,andplentyofsafeandaccessibleharbors;infactathousandthingswhicharelackinginStraitLemaireandCapeHorn,withitsterriblerocks,incessantlyvisitedbyhurricaneandtempest.

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