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ORANG UTAN OR WILD MEN OF JAHORE (male and female)

GREATER MOTH ORCHID (PHALENOPSIS) AT HOME.

PLAN OF A DUSUN COTTAGE, N.W. BORNEO

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PLAN OF LARGE DUSUN HOUSE, AT KIAU, N.W. BORNEO

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Frontispicce

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THE GARDENS OF THE SUN.

CHAPTER I.

EASTWARD, HO!

Gibraltar-Port Said-Suez Canal-Kantara-Aden-Life Afloat

Floating Homes.

WHEN our ship had nearly reached the mouth of the Mersey, on her outward voyage, the boatswain and his men were busily engaged in lashing everything moveable in its place on deck. "We shall get it to-night," said that man of the sea; but on the vessel went as smoothly as ever, and everybody was merry at dinner-time, hours after the "Bosun's" prophecy. We watched the setting sun, and a gorgeous after-glow of purple, grey, and gold. Then came the twilight, and a sense of chilliness. The land on the port-side was lost in a soft grey mist; then it became colder and darker, and we went below. The saloon looked bright and cheerful, with its sparkle of glasses in the swinging racks, and the mellow light of the lamps.

I read for an hour or more, and then "turned in," heartily glad to think we were having such a smooth and pleasant time, and that the "Bosun's" prediction had not been verified. I was soon asleep. How long I slept I do not quite remember, but I dreamed that I was

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