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The burst of laughter which greeted this was renewed when the tiny animal began making playful passes at a spool on a string which the dignified professor held before it, remarking, "See? Ze magic pass. "Now Tom ze Terrible will answer ze question, and show he onderstan' ze Ingleesh," the magician announced, at the same time swinging the spool out of the kitten's sight. "Tom, how old you are?"
"Not wonder much, for Ingleesh drill'd um," said Laihova, who, since they parted from Ravonino, had begun to use his broken English to the best of his power. It must be said that that power was not great, even at the best.
"Yus, sa a lilly bit," answered the Krooman, without seeming to notice the unpleasant manner in which the question had been put. "And what are you listening for?" "To hear what you tell um. I like go in Ingleesh ship. You talk good for me. I go 'long with you." With some difficulty the sailor and his companions could comprehend the Krooman's gibberish.