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proceed at once to Bone (which is some eighty miles 

 further to the eastward), and, taking a guide from the 

 Chef du Bureau Arabe, were to establish themselves 

 in the Caravansary of Ain Mokra, on the border of 

 the Lake Fedzara." 



The weather was beautiful at Philippeville, like 

 May in England ; so, after having looked about the 

 place, we re-embarked once more, and, at 6 P.M., 

 started for Bone, where we arrived at about 2 A.M. 

 on Ash Wednesday, the 1 7th of February. 



We were very much struck with the beautiful 

 scenery about Bone when we got up at sunrise. On 

 an abrupt cliff (Cape de Garde), projecting into the 

 sea, is the lighthouse, and near it a handsome-looking 

 country-house, which we afterwards found to be a 

 cafe. 



On another eminence is a Mussulman marabout, 

 or shrine, erected to the memory of some holy man. 

 On a commanding height is the Fort of Bone, in 

 which are about 3000 felons, who are condemned 

 to hard labour. They were busy making a winding 

 road from the sea to the fort, and swarmed on the 

 height thick as bees, guarded by a large number of 

 French soldiers. 



Below the fort, to the eastward, is situated the 

 town of Bone, encircled by the old Moorish walls of 

 other days, which the French keep in excellent 

 repair. The most conspicuous buildings are a large 



