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"I am sure I never thought of them as anything that I had ever seen, or was ever likely to see," added Charles, who always had something to say, and who tried to get the good will of others by appearing to be humble and teachable. I AM SURE I NEVER THOUGHT OF THEM AS ANYTHING THAT I HAD EVER SEEN OR WAS EVER LIKELY TO SEE ADDED CHARLES WHO ALWAYS HAD SOMETHING TO SAY AND WHO TRIED TO GET THE GOOD WILL OF OTHERS BY APPEARING TO BE HUMBLE AND TEACHABLE
 by a narrow passage of water, not more than ten feet in width, was a small, rocky island. This island and its vicinity were the next points of interest deserving the attention of the voyagers, and thither Frank steered the boat. "Boys, you all study geography, do you not?" asked Mrs. Sedley. "All of us, mother," replied Frank. "Did it ever occur to you that all the natural divisions of water, on a small scale, could be seen in Wood Lake?" "Can they?" asked Charles. "I would not have believed it." "I never thought of it before," added Frank. "Years ago, before I was married, I used to teach school," continued Mrs. Sedley; "and my scholars always found it difficult to remember the definitions of the natural divisions of the earth. What do you think the reason was?" "I suppose they did not half learn them," replied Fred. "They did not understand them. When we spoke of a gulf, for example, they thought of something a great way off--as far as the Gulf of Mexico or the Gulf of St. Lawrence. ND AT THE END OF WHICH SEPARATED FROM THE SHORE BY A NARROW PASSAGE OF WATER NOT MORE THAN TEN FEET IN WIDTH WAS A SMALL ROCKY ISLAND THIS ISLAND AND ITS VICINITY WERE THE NEXT POINTS OF INTEREST DESERVING THE ATTENTION OF THE VOYAGERS AND THITHER FRANK STEERED THE BOAT BOYS YOU ALL STUDY GEOGRAPHY DO YOU NOT ASKED MISSUS SEDLEY ALL OF US MOTHER REPLIED FRANK DID IT EVER OCCUR TO YOU THAT ALL THE NATURAL DIVISIONS OF WATER ON A SMALL SCALE COULD BE SEEN IN WOOD LAKE CAN THEY ASKED CHARLES I WOULD NOT HAVE BELIEVED IT I NEVER THOUGHT OF IT BEFORE ADDED FRANK YEARS AGO BEFORE I WAS MARRIED I USED TO TEACH SCHOOL CONTINUED MISSUS SEDLEY AND MY SCHOLARS ALWAYS FOUND IT DIFFICULT TO REMEMBER THE DEFINITIONS OF THE NATURAL DIVISIONS OF THE EARTH WHAT DO YOU THINK THE REASON WAS I SUPPOSE THEY DID NOT HALF LEARN THEM REPLIED FRED THEY DID NOT UNDERSTAND THEM WHEN WE SPOKE OF A GULF FOR EXAMPLE THEY THOUGHT OF SOMETHING A GREAT WAY OFF AS FAR AS THE GULF OF MEXICO OR THE GULF OF SAINT LAWRENCE
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