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"He went to glory before I could eat the hook myself." "You're lucky," answered the child. "Flippity will be fried in a pan for someone's dinner. You wouldn't like that, would you?" "Flippity has gone to glory!" said another, and then they swam away in haste to tell the news to all they met. "I never heard of anything so foolish," remarked Trot as she swam slowly on through the clear, blue water.
"I'm sorry, for he was the prettiest and nicest mackerel in your whole flock." "What does it mean?" asked Trot. "How did Flippity go to glory?" "Why, he was caught by a hook and pulled out of the water into some boat," Merla explained.
What do you think? Our Flippity has just gone to glory!" "When?" asked the mermaid. "Just now," one replied. "We were lying in the water, talking quietly together when a spinning, shining thing came along and our dear Flippity ate it. Then he went shooting up to the top of the water and gave a flop and went to glory! Isn't it splendid, Merla?" "Poor Flippity!" sighed the mermaid.
So finally one takes the hook and disappears, and the others never know what becomes of him." "Why don't you tell 'em the truth?" asked Trot. "Oh, we do. The mermaids have warned them many times, but it does no good at all. The fish are stupid creatures." "But I wish I was Flippity," said one of the mackerel, staring at Trot with his big, round eyes.
Jed laid down the chisel he was sharpening. "Your arms, I presume likely," he drawled. "Yes, I've got my arms and there's a fist at the end of each one of 'em. Any more er flippity answers like that one and you're liable to think you're struck by lightnin'. This lady and I have got news for you. Do you know what 'tis?" Jed looked at Mrs. Armstrong and then at the speaker. "No-o," he said, slowly.
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