olden Hog_ is walking along."

"Walking along, what does he mean? do ships walk?" asked the Count, as,
having turned out of his bunk and rubbed his eyes and yawned and
stretched himself, he was beginning to dress.

"I suppose it is a nautical expression describing the rapid way a ship
moves through the water," observed the Baron. "But we will inquire of
the worthy skipper when we get on deck."

"Yes, and I will enter the expression in my note-book," observed the
Count.

The travellers were soon on deck. The galiot was gliding rapidly though
smoothly through the somewhat yellow waters of the Scheldt. Land could
be seen on both sides, but at a considerable distance, for it was here
very broad, with villages, towers, curiously-formed landmarks, and here
and there a few trees scattered about, just rising above the surface.

"We shall soon come off Vlissingen on our right, which the English call
Flushing. It is the last place where, should you be tired of voyaging,
I can land you," said the skipper. "You must make up your mind
therefore at once, as I shall not touch at another till we come off
Brill, at the mouth of the Maas."

"No, no; the Count and I are determined to continue our voyage,"
answered the Baron; who, having discovered that Captain Jan Dunck had a
store of good things on board, had no intention of leaving the vessel,
and therefore did his best to dissuade his friend from setting foot on
shore even when the galiot dropped her anchor off one of the quays of
Flushing. Not far off was a landing-place, and people were hurrying up
and down, and some even came off and endeavoured to persuade the
travellers to come on shore and take up their abode at one of the
hotels, where they were assured every comfort and luxury could be
obtained at the most moderate prices. The Baron, however, declined for
himself and his friend, being somewhat suspicious that, should they
leave the galiot, Captain Jan Dunck might become oblivious of their
existence and sail without them. In a short time the skipper himself
returned, bringing off a quarter of mutton, a round of beef, several
baskets of vegetables, half-a-dozen round, cannon-ball-like cheeses of
ruddy complexion, bread, and other articles capable of supplying the
wants of the inner man. The Baron's eyes glistened, and the Count gazed
with satisfaction at the supply of food handed up on deck.

"Why, Captain, you seemed anxious just now to induce us to quit your
ve