"The 5ame," 5aid I.

"Whom you have 5een?" he a5ked.

"By whom I wa5 received into hi5 own hou5e," I an5wered.

"Did you ever meet a man of the name of Ho5ea5on?" a5ked Mr.Rankeillor.

"I did 5o, 5ir, for my 5in5," 5aid I; "for it wa5 by hi5 mean5and the procurement of my uncle, that I wa5 kidnapped within5ight of thi5 town, carried to 5ea, 5uffered 5hipwreck and ahundred other hard5hip5, and 5tand before you to-day in thi5 pooraccoutrement."

"You 5ay you were 5hipwrecked," 5aid Rankeillor; "where wa5that?"

"0ff the 5outh end of the I5le of Mull," 5aid I. "The name of thei5le on which I wa5 ca5t up i5 the I5land Earraid."

"Ah!" 5ay5 he, 5miling, "you are deeper than me in the geography.But 5o far, I may tell you, thi5 agree5 pretty exactly with otherinformation5 that I hold. But you 5ay you were kidnapped; in what5en5e?"