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Chapter 20. The Torres Strait

           "Ah,Professor!"criedNedLand,whowascarriedawaybythedelightsofthechase,"whatexcellentgame,andstewed,too!WhatasupplyfortheNautilus!Two!three!fivedown!Andtothinkthatweshalleatthatflesh,andthattheidiotsonboardshallnothaveacrumb!"

           Ithinkthat,intheexcessofhisjoy,theCanadian,ifhehadnottalkedsomuch,wouldhavekilledthemall.Buthecontentedhimselfwithasingledozenoftheseinterestingmarsupians.Theseanimalsweresmall.Theywereaspeciesofthose"kangaroorabbits"thatlivehabituallyinthehollowsoftrees,andwhosespeedisextreme;buttheyaremoderatelyfat,andfurnish,atleast,estimablefood.Wewereverysatisfiedwiththeresultsofthehunt.HappyNedproposedtoreturntothisenchantingislandthenextday,forhewishedtodepopulateitofalltheeatablequadrupeds.Buthehadreckonedwithouthishost.

           Atsixo’clockintheeveningwehadregainedtheshore;ourboatwasmooredtotheusualplace.TheNautilus,likealongrock,emergedfromthewavestwomilesfromthebeach.NedLand,withoutwaiting,occupiedhimselfabouttheimportantdinnerbusiness.Heunderstoodallaboutcookingwell.The"bari-outang,"grilledonthecoals,soonscentedtheairwithadeliciousodour.

           Indeed,thedinnerwasexcellent.Twowood-pigeonscompletedthisextraordinarymenu.Thesagopasty,theartocarpusbread,somemangoes,halfadozenpineapples,andtheliquorfermentedfromsomecoco-nuts,overjoyedus.Ieventhinkthatmyworthycompanions’ideashadnotalltheplainnessdesirable.

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