"Did his mother get a letter from him, then?"
"Yes; it was from some place with a hard name. I never can remember those geography names."
"Was it Rio Janeiro?"
"Yes; that was it. What an awful time he must have had! Do you like going to sea?"
"Yes, miss; I feel more at home on the sea than on the land."
"You do! Well, that's funny. I know I should be sea-sick, and that must be horrid."
"Well, it doesn't feel very pleasant," said Bill, with a smile.
"Oh, Mr. Sturdy, did you ever see a whale?"
"Yes, miss, plenty of them."
"I suppose you never came near being swallowed by one—like Jonah, you know?"