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shall see foreign countries at any rate,’ said
he, ‘and that will pay me for my pains.’
‘I shall see Liverpool,’ thought he, ‘and the
Tower of London, and Gibraltar, and the
Cataract of Niagara.’ ”

Here Lucy laughed outright, and said that
the Cataract of Niagara was not in England.

“No,” said Jonas; “but Jack, you know,
was not a very good scholar, and he did not
know very well where the wonderful places
were. He thought they were all beyond
seas.

‘When they got pretty near Liverpool,
he asked Ben Halyard if he would go to
London with him, when they landed.

“London, man!’ said Ben; ‘we are not
going to London.’

““¢ Why, we can go from Liverpool; for
London is in England, I know.’

“¢ Yes, it is in England, but it is hun-
dreds of miles from Liverpool.’

“<¢Ts it?’ said Jack; ‘then I can’t see
London this voyage ?’

**« No,’ said Ben; ‘it would cost fifty dol-
lars, for aught I know.’

“¢ Well, what sort of a place is Liver-

pool.’
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