Louis had to take the wheel at four bells, and Miss Blanche resumed her place on the lee side of him, precisely as he had imagined the scene beforehand. She remained there till eight bells, when the port watch was relieved. At three whistles, about three bells, the steamer stopped, and the second cutter came for the two lady passengers. The young lady declared that she had had a delightful time all day when she met her mother at the gangway. The next day, while the little fleet were sailing through the Archipelago, the entire party went on board of the Maud, and passed the day with the big four. They chatted, laughed, and sang all day long, making just such a pleasure excursion of it as most of them had often enjoyed at home. They were so delighted that they repeated the visit the next day, and left the little steamer only at the entrance to the Dardanelles, for they could see the shores better from the deck of the big steamer. The night was passed on the Sea of Marmora; and they were all sorry when the darkness prevented them from seeing the strange sights that still surrounded them. The steamers had been obliged to slow down so as not to arrive in the night; but early in the morning they went into the Golden Horn. Captain Ringgold, fully appreciating the anxiety and trouble into which the reappearance of Ali-Noury Pacha had thrown the parents of Miss Blanche, had suddenly reversed his principal plan, which was to follow the southern coast of Europe to its most eastern point which it was desirable to visit. Instead of doing so, he had followed the coast of Africa as far as Cape Bon, and then continued to the eastward till he reached the Archipelago. In this manner the Guardian-Mother and her puny consort had sailed over two thousand miles. A great deal had been said by the boys and also by the passengers about the Orient; and they had certainly been cruising in the Orient the greater portion of the distance. The Barbary States were Mohammedan countries, and they had been near their shores half the time. The commander was sorry they had not been able to pass through the Sea of Marmora in the daytime; but he had slowed down so that they entered the Bosporus at six o'clock in the morning, and the passengers had seen the sun rise, which most of them were not in the habit of seeing. The entire party were gathered together in their usual place when they desired to see to the best advantage the surroundings--on the promenade, which was about seven feet higher than the upper deck. A pilot had been taken at the entrance to the Dardanelles, and another on the sea a few miles from the Oriental city. "The Bosporus here is just about one mile wide," said Captain Ringgold, who had now nothing to do but attend to his passengers. "What does Bosporus mean?" asked Mrs. Belgrave.