D--e, if I think these hillocks would be called even jury mountains, in that quarter of the world.

They tell me there's several noblemen's and gentlemen's parks near Lunnun, where they make mountains just to look at; that must be much of a muchness with these here chaps.

I never drift far from Wappin', when I'm at home, and so I can't say I've seen these artifice hills, as they calls them, myself; but there's one Joseph Shirk, that lives near St.Katharine's Lane, that makes trips regularly into the neighborhood, who gives quite a particular account of the matter." "I dare to say it's all true, Mr.Strand," answered the captain of the forcastle, "for I've know'd some of them travelling chaps who have seen stranger sights than that.

No, sir, I calls these mountains no great matter; and as to the houses and villages on 'em, where you see one here, you might say you could see two on some of the desert islands--" A very marvellous account of Cook's Discoveries was suddenly checked by the appearance of Cuffe on the forecastle.

It was not often the captain visited that part of the ship; but he was considered a privileged person, let him go where he would.