“Correct, is it not?” asked General Wall.
“Quite so,” said the squire, glad to have got out of his quandary so well.
“What are the two great rivers of Africa, Mr. Howard?” asked the General.
“The Nile and the Niger.”
“And what great desert is in Africa?”
“The desert of Sahara.”
“That is just the question I was going to ask,” said the squire, who felt a little jealous of the more prominent part General Wall was taking in the examination. I am sorry to say, however, that the assertion was without foundation, as he had never before heard of Sahara, to his knowledge.
“I have asked all the questions I wished,” said General Wall. “I leave you to finish the examination in geography.”
“Mr. Howard, where is Cape Horn?” asked the squire, straightening himself up and clearing his throat. He asked this question with confidence, because he happened to know the answer.
“At the southern point of South America,” said Walter.