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"But how," said Vincent, after the first warmth of welcome had subsided, "how shall I congratulate you upon your new honours? I was not prepared to find you grown from a roue into a senator. "'In gathering votes you were not slack, Now stand as tightly by your tack, Ne'er show your lug an' fidge your back, An' hum an' haw; But raise your arm, an' tell your crack Before them a'.
"Shouldn't have a tail like a snake," said Fidge, half crying, "and shouldn't let it come over in our bed." The Palæotherium muttered something that neither of the children could understand, and retired, and, except for the Prehistoric Doctor's snoring, all was quiet again.
You pretend to be in the greatest kind of fidge about this girl; and you make me lie awake all night thinking what you're going to say to her; and now you as much as tell me you were so fascinated with the modest way she was in love that you couldn't say anything to her against being in love on our hands in any sort of way. Do you call this business?" "Well, I don't care if I DID encourage her "
Fidge had divested himself of his snowshoes and heavy Arctic outfit, and was eagerly chasing some gaudy butterflies which were flitting about amongst the bright tropical flowers, and the others, feeling the heat very oppressive, were glad to follow his example, and get rid of their cumbersome clothing.
The children stood silently regarding it for a moment, and then Fidge, with a delighted exclamation cried, "I want a ride in the boat," and began to scramble into the overturned table. "Oh! yes, jolly!" cried Dick, following his example; and in a moment all three children were comfortably ensconced in the novel craft.
"Very well, manage it your own way," was the reply. "When are you going to start?" "Oh, as soon as you like," said Dick. "Where's the winning-post?" "That white line up by the King's throne," said one of the fishes. And Dick, having given Fidge a very long start, and Marjorie a slight advantage, declared himself ready to begin. "One, to make ready, Two, to be steady, Three, and away!"
"Yes," murmured Marjorie; "Underground Railway to Crystal Palace; that's how we went last time, you know part of the way, at any rate let's go to sleep now. Good-night, Dick." "Good-night." "Nighty, nighty!" shouted Fidge. "Good-night, Fidge, dear," was his sister's reply, in a very tired voice.
"You certainly mustn't try and catch any of the fishes, Fidge, or you will be getting us all into trouble," said Dick. And Fidge, overawed by the policeman fish, became quiet subdued, and contented himself with a quiet "Look! look!" when they passed anything particularly strange or interesting.
"It was the Eterædarium; he had ever so many basinsful. We only had one each, didn't we, Marjorie?" "No," said Marjorie; "and mine was a very small one." "And mine was the littlest of all," said Fidge, flourishing his spoon, "like the littlest bear's, you know, in the story of the Three Bears." "Well, where are the other basins, then, if you say the Eterædarium had such a lot?" demanded the Dodo.
"The little Panjandrum," was the reply; "you are pretty sure to meet him sooner or later." "Oh, we're going to see the Pan jan de lum," announced Fidge, capering about in glee. "Hooray!" In the meantime the table had drifted on till the house was quite out of sight, and had reached the base of the cliffs, where the smugglers' cave was.
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