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He admired the fortifications of this eastern Gibraltar , and the splendid tanks at which the British engineers were still at work , two thousand years after Solomon 's craftsmen . `` Very curious , very curious indeed , '' thought Passe-partout , as he returned on board . `` It is worth travelling if one can see something new each time . '' At six p.m. the _ Mongolia _ weighed anchor , and made her way across the Indian Ocean . She had now one hundred and sixty-eight hours in which to make the passage to Bombay . The weather was good , with a pleasant nor ' - west wind ; so the sails were hoisted to aid the screw . The ship being thus steadied , the lady passengers took the opportunity to reappear in fresh toilettes , and dancing and singing were again indulged in .