作 者：	儒勒·凡尔纳 (Jules Verne)
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出 版 社：	清华大学出版社	出版时间：	2013-01-01
ＩＳＢＮ：	9787302300557	开 本：	16开

地理学家的话把大家惊呆了。他又接着说。大家认为读到的东西。其 实并不存在。刚才在说到澳大利亚时他才明白。文书中的南半球其实是澳 大利亚的词根。 大家对他的话表示怀疑。并说澳大利亚并没有印第安人。可他对这个 说法毫不感到吃惊。他表示文书当中的词应该指的是土人。而大家认为的 巴塔哥尼亚可以读成神谱、垂危等。这番话得到了大家的赞许。 格雷那万让他把这些内容拼在一起。他便徐徐道来。 格拉斯哥的“布里塔尼亚号”三桅船。于一八六二年在……这里可以 添上一些二天或多长时间垂死挣扎的词。在澳大利亚沿海沉没。船长格兰 特和两名水手走上大陆被俘或被当地土著人俘虏。他们把文书扔入海中。 这时。大家相信了地理学家的解释。一致同意去澳大利亚。他们的心 中又升起了希望。下午四点。帕噶乃尔和罗伯特去树上打猎；威尔逊和穆 拉第去生火；勋爵和少校去看水势。但看不到有退水的迹象。回到火炉边 时。看到威尔逊用一根针和线钓了几条小鱼。罗伯特他们也带回来一串麻 雀、几只“喜歌罗”鸟及一些鸟蛋。晚餐丰富多彩。大家对帕噶乃尔又是 猎手。又是厨师的身份大加称赞。他则为没有碰到猛兽而表示遗憾。 少校这两天总是和地理学家过不去。他说如果自己当时和诺亚在方舟 上一定会阻止那些猛兽留在方舟上。 帕噶乃尔表示非常希望在这片空中森林中有几头猛兽。可是在树林中 搜了个遍也没发现一只。他说黑斑虎最喜欢吃印第安人。接着是黑人。黑 白混血儿。最后是白人。少校感到能排名第四很荣幸。而地理学家认为。 黑斑虎对白种人认为自己是人中精英的看法不认可。 。 格雷那万插嘴道：现在树上没有说的前三种人。如果黑斑虎来了。自 己的处境就不妙了。这样把话岔开了。他们谈到了树上的生活。谈到了城 堡。又谈到人的需求越少就越幸福的道理。这时地理学家讲了一个故事。 很久以前。大阿訇阿尔一拉西德的一个儿子感到很不快乐。便去请教 老法师。这位睿智的老人告诉他。幸福很难找到。但如果将幸福之人的衬 衫披到他身上。便会得到幸福。于是他就去找这样的衣服。他穿遍了从国 王、贵族到商人、艺术家和武士的各种衬衫。都没感到幸福。当他回家发 现一个农夫边耕地边唱歌。他过去问农夫是否幸福。农夫告诉他。自己很 幸福。他问农夫想要点儿什么。是否想当国王来改变命运?农夫表示自己从 来没想过。于是他要买农夫的衬衫。可是农夫说自己从来不穿衬衫。原来 幸福就这么简单。 PROFOUND astonishment greeted these unexpected words of the learned geographer. What could he mean? Had he lost his se e? He spoke with such conviction。 however。 that all eyes turned toward Glenarvan。 for Paganel's affirmation was a direct a wer to his question。 but Glenarvan shook his head。 and said nothing。 though evidently he was not inclined to favor his friend's views. "Yes。" began Paganel again。 as soon as he had recovered himself a little; "yes。 we have gone a wrong track。 and read on the document what was never there." "Explain you elf。 Paganel。" said the Major。 "and more calmly if you can." "The thing is very simple。 Major. Like you。 I was in error; like you。 I had rushed at a false interpretation。 until about an i tant ago。 on the top of the tree。 when I was a wering your questio 。 just as I pronounced the word 'Australia。' a sudden flash came across my mind。 and the document became clear as day." "What!" exclaimed Glenarvan。 "you mean to say that Harry Grant—" "I mean to say。" replied Paganel。 "that the word AUSTRAL that occu in the document is not a complete word。 as we have supposed up till now。 but just the root of the word AUSTRALIE." "Well。 that would be strange。" said the Major. "Strange!" repeated Glenarvan。 shrugging his shoulde ; "it is simply impossible." "Impossible?" returned Paganel. "That is a word we don't allow in France." "What!" continued Glenarvan。 in a tone of the most profound incredulity。 "you dare to contend。 with the document in your hand。 that the shipwreck of the BRITANNIA happened on the shores of Australia." "I am sure of it。" replied Paganel. "My co cience。" exclaimed Glenarvan。 "I must say I am surprised at such a declaration from the Secretary of a Geographical Society!" "And why so?" said Paganel。 touched in his weak point. "Because。 if you allow the word AUSTRALIE! you must also allow the word INDIENS。 and India are never seen there." Paganel was not the least surprised at this rejoinder. Doubtless he expected it。 for he began to smile。 and said: "My dear Glenarvan。 don't triumph over me too fast. I am going to floor you completely。 and never was an Englishman more thoroughly defeated than you will be. It will be the revenge for Cressy and Agincourt." "I wish nothing better. Take your revenge。 Paganel." "Listen。 then. In the text of the document。 there is neither mention of the India nor of Patagonia! The incomplete word INDI does not mean INDIENS。 but of cou e。 INDIGENES。 aborigines! Now。 do you admit that there are aborigines in Australia?" "Bravo。 Paganel!" said the Major. "Well。 do you agree to my interpretation。 my dear Lord?" asked the geographer again. "Yes。" replied Glenarvan。 "if you will prove to me that the fragment of a word GONIE。 does not refer to the country of the Patagonia ." "Certainly it does not. It has nothing to do with Patagonia。" said Paganel. "Read it any way you please except that."P197-P199