Jack's eyes begin to open.
"No," said Sir John, in reply to a question addressed to him by the
captain, one beautiful moonlight evening, as they were running down
within sight of the coast of Portugal; "unless it is necessary, or my
son wishes to see the towns, I should prefer going steadily on eastward.
For my part I want to get away from civilisation, and see Nature
unspoiled or unimproved, whichever it is."
"And that depends upon individual taste, eh, Jack?" said the doctor.
"I suppose so," said the lad.
"Bah! he's going back again," said the doctor to himself.
"Would you like to stop at Gibraltar and see the Rock and its
fortifications, Jack?"
"No, father, thank you," said the lad.