Chapter 53 Fifty-three victorious return

Eleven days after leaving the island, on the eighteenth of March, the Duncan came within sight of the coast of America, and the next day she lay anchor in Talcahuano Bay. It returned after sailing for five months, during which time it circled the earth strictly along the thirty-seventh parallel of south latitude.On this memorable trip, unprecedented in the annals of British travel agencies, the passengers on board passed through Chile, Pampa, the Argentine Republic, the Atlantic Ocean, the Quenya Islands, the Indian Ocean, the Amsterdam Islands, and Australia. , Dabao Island, and across the Pacific Ocean.Their efforts were definitely not in vain, and they carried the lost crew of the Britannia back to their homeland.

A check of the numbers showed that none of the honest Scots who responded to the lord was missing, and all returned to their ancient Scotland. This expedition is like the war without tears in ancient history. After replenishing fuel and other supplies, the Duncan sailed along the coast of Patagonia, around Cape Horn, into the Atlantic Ocean, and proceeded smoothly. Nothing has been smoother than this part of the voyage.The cruise ship is full of happiness.There are no more secrets on board, and even Menger's love for Mary has become an open matter.There was, however, one more mystery which puzzled the major.Why did Paganel keep his clothes so tightly wrapped, his tie so tightly tied, and his scarf round his ears?The major has been itching in his heart, and he wants to know what happened.But no matter how much he cross-examined, how much he insinuated, how much he guessed and doubted, Paganel always refused to sell his account.

He wouldn't sell it to death, he wouldn't undo a single button when the Duncan crossed the equator and the decks were scorching in fifty degrees. How careless he was, he thought he was in the cold St. Petersburg!The major said so, seeing that he was wrapped in an overcoat, as if mercury had froze in a thermometer. Finally, on May 9, fifty days after leaving Takahuano Bay, Munger looked out to the lights at Clear Point.The cruise ship sailed into St. George's Channel, crossed the Irish Sea, and turned around the Firth of Clyde.She was at anchor at Dumbarton at eleven o'clock.At two o'clock in the afternoon, the passengers on the ship entered Malcolm House amidst the cheers of the Highlanders.

When we read this, we will definitely feel: Harry.Grant and his two sailors were saved at last, and it was doomed long ago!Munger and Mary were married in the old St. Mungo's Church, which had been for Harry nine months ago.The Reverend Moulton, whom Grant prayed to, was destined to come to bless his daughter and his savior now!In the future, Robert will be a seaman like Harry, and a seaman like Mengel, and with the strong support of Sir Glenarvan, he will continue Captain Grant's great career plan, which is also predestined! However, Paganel cannot be a bachelor all his life, is this also preordained?It is also likely to be doomed long ago.

Sure enough, the heroic work of this learned geographer was bound to cause a sensation, but his careless jokes were well-known in Scottish society.Everyone wants to see him, you invite, I invite, he entertains, and all kinds of entertainment keep him busy. Just at this time, it so happened that a lovely young lady of thirty, a cousin of Major MacNabbs, also somewhat eccentric, but kind and pretty, fell in love with the eccentricity of the geographer. , willing to marry him. She also had a dowry of a million francs, but the woman avoided talking about it. Paganel was not indifferent to Miss Arobella's favor, but he dared not express it.

So the major came forward and tried his best to match up this natural couple.He even told Paganel that the last carelessness he could do was to marry. This made Paganel very difficult, strange to say, he always hesitated, could not say a word of yes. Is it because you look down on Miss Arobella?the major asked him. ah!Major, how lovely she is!exclaimed Paganel, she is so sweet that if I had to tell the truth, I'd rather she weren't so cute, I'd rather she had some flaws. This, rest assured, she is flawed, and not yet one.No matter how perfect a woman is, she has flaws.So, Paganel, have you decided?

I can not. What is the matter, my learned friend!Why do you always hesitate like this? I'm not good enough for Miss Arorabe!Paganel answered, and answered so many times. But why it is not worthy, I will not go on. One day, Paganel, cornered by the major who was relentlessly watching him, finally, under the guarantee of absolute secrecy, told the major about a peculiarity of his body, which was so peculiar that if the police wanted to If you want to catch him, you can find him based on this characteristic. Was it for this reason?cried the major. It is for this reason!Paganel confirmed again.

What does it matter, my venerable friend? Don't you think it's okay? Not only does it not matter, on the contrary, it is even more wonderful that you have this characteristic!This adds an advantage to you instead!In this way, you really become the incomparable wonderful person that Miss Arobella dreamed of! The major was always talking so solemnly, without smiling at all, while Paganel was agitated and uneasy. The major ran to see Miss Arobella and talked only for a while. Fifteen days later, a wedding ceremony was held with great excitement in the chapel of Malcolm Hall.The groom, Paganel, was dressed up handsomely, but the buttons on his clothes were tightly buttoned, and the bride, Miss Alara Bella, was dressed like a fairy.

Paganel's secret should have been kept secret for the rest of his life, but unexpectedly, the major told Glenarvan, and Glenarvan told Mrs. Helen, and Mrs. Helen revealed it in front of Ms. Menger's Mary. said a word.In the end, the secret got out as soon as it reached Ms. O'Bill's ears. It turned out that Paganel had been a captive in the Maori home for three days, and was tattooed by the Maori, not with a little pattern, but from the heel to the shoulder, and he had a large kiwi tattooed on his chest. The bird, with its two wings outstretched, was pecking at his heart. It was the only sad thing Paganel encountered on that great trip, and he could never console himself, never forgive New Zealand.It is precisely because of this that although everyone persuaded him many times and he himself missed his motherland, he refused to return to France.He was afraid that the Geographical Society would come back with a stabbed secretary, who would immediately become the object of concern of cartoonists and newspapers, and even the Society would become a laughing stock because of his involvement.

As for Captain Grant's return to the motherland, all the Scots celebrated him, as if it was a great joyous event for the whole nation, Harry.Captain Grant had become a well-known figure in Scotland.His son Robert later became a seaman like himself, and like Captain Mengel, and, with the support of Sir Glenarvan, worked hard to realize the plan of establishing a Scottish colony in the Pacific. (End of the book)