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At

the

same

moment

the

hunters

reappeared

.

Paganel

was

carefully

carrying

some

black

swallows

'

eggs

,

and

a

string

of

sparrows

,

which

he

meant

to

serve

up

later

under

the

name

of

field

larks

.

Robert

had

been

clever

enough

to

bring

down

several

brace

of

HILGUEROS

,

small

green

and

yellow

birds

,

which

are

excellent

eating

,

and

greatly

in

demand

in

the

Montevideo

market

.

Paganel

,

who

knew

fifty

ways

of

dressing

eggs

,

was

obliged

for

this

once

to

be

content

with

simply

hardening

them

on

the

hot

embers

.

But

notwithstanding

this

,

the

viands

at

the

meal

were

both

dainty

and

varied

.

The

dried

beef

,

hard

eggs

,

grilled

MOJARRAS

,

sparrows

,

and

roast

HILGUEROS

,

made

one

of

those

gala

feasts

the

memory

of

which

is

imperishable

.

The

conversation

was

very

animated

.

Many

compliments

were

paid

Paganel

on

his

twofold

talents

as

hunter

and

cook

,

which

the

SAVANT

accepted

with

the

modesty

which

characterizes

true

merit

.

Then

he

turned

the

conversation

on

the

peculiarities

of

the

OMBU

,

under

whose

canopy

they

had

found

shelter

,

and

whose

depths

he

declared

were

immense

.

"

Robert

and

I

,

"

he

added

,

jestingly

,

"

thought

ourselves

hunting

in

the

open

forest

.

I

was

afraid

,

for

the

minute

,

we

should

lose

ourselves

,

for

I

could

not

find

the

road

.

The

sun

was

sinking

below

the

horizon

;

I

sought

vainly

for

footmarks

;

I

began

to

feel

the

sharp

pangs

of

hunger

,

and

the

gloomy

depths

of

the

forest

resounded

already

with

the

roar

of

wild

beasts

.

No

,

not

that

;

there

are

no

wild

beasts

here

,

I

am

sorry

to

say

.

"

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What

!

"

exclaimed

Glenarvan

,

"

you

are

sorry

there

are

no

wild

beasts

?

"

"

Certainly

I

am

.

"

"

And

yet

we

should

have

every

reason

to

dread

their

ferocity

.

"

"

Their

ferocity

is

non-existent

,

scientifically

speaking

,

"

replied

the

learned

geographer

.

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"

Now

come

,

Paganel

,

"

said

the

Major

,

"

you

'll

never

make

me

admit

the

utility

of

wild

beasts

.

What

good

are

they

?

"

"

Why

,

Major

,

"

exclaimed

Paganel

,

"

for

purposes

of

classification

into

orders

,

and

families

,

and

species

,

and

sub-species

.

"

"

A

mighty

advantage

,

certainly

!

"

replied

McNabbs

,

"

I

could

dispense

with

all

that

.

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