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Toline of the Lachlan

           "Oh,sir,doquestionme!"

           "Questionyou?Well,I’dlikenothingbetter.Indeed,Iwasgoingtodoitwithoutyourleave.IshouldverymuchliketoseehowtheyteachgeographyintheNormalSchoolofMelbourne."

           "AndsupposeTolinetripsyouup,Paganel!"saidMcNabbs.

           "Whatalikelyidea!"exclaimedthegeographer."TripuptheSecretaryoftheGeographicalSocietyofFrance."

           Theirexaminationthencommenced,afterPaganelhadsettledhisspectaclesfirmlyonhisnose,drawnhimselfuptohisfullheight,andputonasolemnvoicebecomingtoaprofessor.

           "PupilToline,standup."

           AsTolinewasalreadystanding,hecouldnotgetanyhigher,buthewaitedmodestlyforthegeographer’squestions.

           "PupilToline,whatarethefivedivisionsoftheglobe?"

           "Oceanica,Asia,Africa,America,andEurope."

           "Perfectlyso.Nowwe’lltakeOceanicafirst;whereareweatthismoment?Whataretheprincipaldivisions?"

           "Australia,belongingtotheEnglish;NewZealand,belongingtotheEnglish;Tasmania,belongingtotheEnglish.TheislandsofChatham,Auckland,Macquarie,Kermadec,Makin,Maraki,arealsobelongingtotheEnglish."

           "Verygood,andNewCaledonia,theSandwichIslands,theMendana,thePomotou?"

           "TheyareislandsundertheProtectorateofGreatBritain."

           "What!"criedPaganel,"undertheProtectorateofGreatBritain.Iratherthinkonthecontrary,thatFrance"

           "France,"saidthechild,withanastonishedlook.

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