“Is it possible?” they all said.
“I am not speaking of the hygienic qualities of the climate,” continued Paganel, “rich as it is in oxygen and poor in azote. There are no damp winds, because the trade winds blow regularly on the coasts, and most diseases are unknown, from typhus to measles, and chronic affections.”
“Still, that is no small advantage,” said Glenarvan.
“No doubt; but I am not referring to that, but to one quality it has which is incomparable.”
“And what is that?”
“You will never believe me.”
“Yes, we will,” exclaimed his auditors, their curiosity aroused by this preamble.
“Well, it is—”
“It is what?”
“It is a moral regeneration.”