"There are no convicts in the southern provinces of Australia, but only in the eastern colonies."
"Mr. Paganel is perfectly right," said O'Moore; "they have all left the southern provinces. Since I have lived on this farm, I have not heard of one."
"And, for my part, I never met one," added Ayrton.
"You see, my friends," continued Paganel, "that there are few savages, no wild beasts, and no convicts. There are not many countries of Europe of which we could say as much. Well, is it agreed?"
"What do you think, Helena?" asked Glenarvan.
"What we all think," replied she, turning towards her companions. "Forward!"