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Rh younug lady, you had better remain in Atazatlan for the present."

I said that I would not remain hero for that purpose.

The President now came towards us, and invited me to remain after the ball as his guest. He said that he would endeavour to bring those I left with the Penguin to Atazatlan; that is, if I intended to remain long in Neuroomia.

I now thought of Louva, and felt dejected; there was little doubt that she loved another, and the idea of leaving Neuroomia presented itself to me. I thought that I would like to see Australia again; and then there was Septimus—I would like to punish Septimus Robinson for his treachery.

I said that I was very much pleased with Neuroomia and its people—that although I had been to nearly all the civilized countries in the world, I had never before witnessed such happiness and prosperity, and that I should never forget the kindness I had received at their hands. Yet I had not quite decided whether I should remain permanently or not; that there was one of the crew who had deceived me, and I was anxious that he should not escape the punishment which he so richly merited, and that on our return