"Yes, my lord, I procured ample supplies at Talcahuana, and, besides, we can lay in a fresh stock of fuel at Cape Town."
"One more remark," said the major.
"A thousand, if you please!"
"Whatever may be the guarantees for success in Australia, will it not be well to call for a day or two, in passing, at the islets of Tristan d'Acunha and Amsterdam? They are situated so near our strict line of search, that it is worth our while to ascertain if there be on them any trace of the shipwreck of the Britannia."
"The unbeliever!" said Paganel.
"I do not want to have to return to them, monsieur, if Australia does not after all realize our newly-conceived expectations."
"The precaution is not a bad one," said Glenarvan.
