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a ship at anchor, in full sail, in a gale, home- 

 ward bound, &c., &c. 



De Fane 

 ( Outward bound 5Krp) 



Judging from the photographs, the Japanese 

 garden must be pretty and very quaint. 

 They use much rock-work and stones of 

 large size. They are fond of pools of water 

 or small watercourses, with large slabs 

 of stone for bridges, the paths have often 

 little stone steps in them up and down ; they 

 clip and manipulate their bushes and trees, 

 but not in the solid formal manner of our old 



