Marco Paul's travels and adventures in the pursuit of knowledge City of New York . ed Marco ;—how? Why, in case I should want to get you toagree to do anything for me, I can make the ridingthe consideration ; that is, I can say, if you willdo such a thing for me, I will let you ride somany times,—and so on. Well, said Marco, and what do you wantme to do for you ? 46 MARCO S MOTHER. 0, I dont know now. I have not anythingparticularly in mind now, but I probably shallhave, and I will keep the riding in reserve, tomake use of when I have occasion to want you todo anything. Well, said Marco, I 11
Marco Paul's travels and adventures in the pursuit of knowledge City of New York . ed Marco ;—how? Why, in case I should want to get you toagree to do anything for me, I can make the ridingthe consideration ; that is, I can say, if you willdo such a thing for me, I will let you ride somany times,—and so on. Well, said Marco, and what do you wantme to do for you ? 46 MARCO S MOTHER. 0, I dont know now. I have not anythingparticularly in mind now, but I probably shallhave, and I will keep the riding in reserve, tomake use of when I have occasion to want you todo anything. Well, said Marco, I 11 do it, whatever it is,if you 11 only promise to let me ride. Forester had some farther conversation withMarco and Lillie, and then they went into thehouse again. At length Mrs. Baron returnedhome, and Forester soon after went away. Beforehe left the house, however, it was agreed thatMarco was to go down and take tea with him athis hotel, and after tea to go and take a hotel where Forester lodged was called theAtlantic hotel, and was situated at the foot CHAPTER If any of the readers of this book will lookupon a map on which the state of New York isdelineated, they will see that the city of NewYork is situated near the mouth of the Hudsonriver. It is in fact on the lower end of an islandmore than twelve miles long. The Hudson riverflows upon one side of this island, the East river,which comes in from Long Island Sound, is uponthe other; and then up at the upper end of theisland there is a smaller river, called the Harlemriver, which flows across from the North river tothe East river, and completes the insulation ofthe tract of land on which New York city isbuilt. This island is more than twelve miles long,and not far from two miles wide, so that it is verylarge,—much larger than is necessary for the city. The city is built upon the lower end of it, andextends up but about three or four miles, so thatonly about one third of the island is ye
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