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The Shark

           Lookatthosepetrifactionsalloverit,thesedifferentsubstancesalmostturnedtomineral,wemightsay,throughtheactionofthesaltwater! Thiswaifhadbeentossingaboutintheoceanalongtimebeforethesharkswallowedit." 

           "Iquiteagreewithyou,"saidMcNabbs. "Idaresaythisfrailconcernhasmadealongvoyage,protectedbythisstrongcovering." 

           "ButIwanttoknowwherefrom? "saidLadyGlenarvan. 

           "Waitalittle,dearHelena,wait; wemusthavepatiencewithbottles; butifIamnotmuchmistaken,thisonewillanswerallourquestions," repliedherhusband,beginningtoscrapeawaythehardsubstancesroundtheneck. Soonthecorkmadeitsappearance,butmuchdamagedbythewater. 

           "That’svexing,"saidLordEdward,"forifpapersareinside,they’llbeinaprettystate!" 

           "It’stobefearedtheywill,"saidtheMajor. 

           "Butitisaluckythingthesharkswallowedthem,Imustsay,"addedGlenarvan,"forthebottlewouldhavesunktothebottombeforelongwithsuchacorkasthis." 

           "That’strueenough,"repliedJohnMangles,"andyetitwouldhavebeenbettertohavefishedthemupintheopensea. Thenwemighthavefoundouttheroadtheyhadcomebytakingtheexactlatitudeandlongitude,andstudyingtheatmosphericandsubmarinecurrents; butwithsuchapostmanasashark,thatgoesagainstwindandtide,there’snoclewwhatevertothestarting-point." 

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