"Yes; the material in the Great Wall, including the earth in the middle of it, is said to be more than enough to surround the circumference of the earth, on two of its great circles, with two walls of six feet high and two feet thick. Guards are stationed in the strong towers by which the wall is fortified; every important pass having a strong fortress."
"And what is the height of the wall, father?" asked Leonard.
"About twenty feet; and there are steps of brick and stone for men on foot to ascend, and slanting places for the cavalry."
"I shall like to see Chinese soldiers," Leonard said. "Did you ever see them at drill, father?"
CHINESE ARTILLERY-MEN, PEKING.
"I remember very well seeing a regiment of artillery at gun-drill one day, but I believe there has been a new armament of Chinese artillery since my time. I suppose you know, children," then said Mr. Graham, "that Peking ranks——"
"For the number of its inhabitants," Sybil said quickly, "as the second city in the world, only London having more inhabitants, Paris about the same number."
"Yes; and it has——"
"About two million inhabitants."