Saturday noon
cried the Professor , in a voice keyed to stir the whole town ship . `` Bring your families to learn how man sprang from the ape , and when the ape 's got claws like my gorilla 's he shows his good sense in springing . Walk in , walk in , walk in , all together , one after the other , and witness the most miraculous performance of Madame Marve , the Egyptian Mystic , converse with the educated pig , and behold for the first time the amazing Missing Link , the wonder of the universe , the only true authentic Missing Link now in captivity , certified correct in every particular by the great Darwin himself , and approved by all the crowned heads of Europe . '' It was Saturday noon , and the township of Loo was rapidly filling with convivial shearers . The sheds were cutting out at Dim Distance , Devil 's Bend , and the Emu , and the men were full of money , and eager for beer and diversion . When a score or so had collected inside , the Professor came down from his keg , and assumed the office of lecturer , explaining the quaint physical peculiarities of Matty Cann , and the intellectual eminence of the educated pig , and then passing to his trump card -- the Missing Link . `` Here we have , gentlemen , '' he exclaimed , `` a living exemplification of the truth of the teachings o the great Darwin .