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had purchased at Paris. The captain called
out to Jack to take the gentleman’s baggage
on board. He then shook hands with Mr.
John, and invited him down into the cabin.

“Mr. John had a beautiful sail along the
shores of the Mediterranean.”

“Why, was he in the Mediterranean ?”’
asked Rollo.

“Yes,” said Jonas; “ Marseilles is a port
of the Mediterranean, and the ship sailed
along the coasts of France and Spain to-
wards Gibraltar. At last, the great Rock
hove in sight.”’

“What great rock?” said Rollo.

“The Rock of Gibraltar. It is a great
rock several miles long, and O, — very
high, like a mountain. Around the bottom
of it there are trees, and houses, and forts,
and on one side a great town. Up above the
town, there are long passages cut in the
rock, with great cannon in them to fire out
at the enemy. It is a famous place, — that
Gibraltar.

“The captain sailed into the bay, and
anchored off abreast of the Mole.”

‘; What is the Mole?” asked Rollo.

“OQ, it is a long building reaching out