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"That's true," said the Doctor. "I suppose I must be getting on to England soon. But the Fantippans were honestly pleased to see us, weren't they? And, after all, Africa is a nice country, now, isn't it?"
CHAPTER VI
"Poor old fellow!" murmured the Doctor. "I do hope he will be all right now.... What a Wonderful life!What a wonderful history!"
"Do you mean to say that even when you are right down under the water you could tell an oyster that had pearls in it from one that hadn'tjust by sniffing it?"
The Doctor told his pet he could be very proud of himself. For he was surely the only mouse in the world that ever won a war.
"That's true," said the Doctor. "I suppose I must be getting on to England soon. But the Fantippans were honestly pleased to see us, weren't they? And, after all, Africa is a nice country, now, isn't it?"
"Well," said the Doctor, settling himself back in his chair, "I think I'll call this story 'The Invalids' Strike.'"
"All right," said Speedy. "Then I'll tell the swallows to get on with the nest building right away. But, of course, we'll go on to England with you when you are ready, to show you the wayand also to teach the young birds how to get there, too. You see, each year's new birds make their first trip back from England to Africa with us grown ones. They have to make the first journey under our guidance."
"There isn't any other place I like as well," said Mudface. "It's so hard to find a country where you're not disturbed these days."
"It's most extraordinary," murmured the Doctor"this legend about the island. It makes me more anxious than ever to go there. That bone interests me, too, immensely. I've seen only one other like itand that was in a natural history museum. Do you mind if I keep it, Jip? I'd like to put it in my own museum when I get back to Puddleby."
"I took him down the main street of the town till we came to the place where the beggar had his pictures. And as soon as George saw the pictures he knew what was wrong.
"In introducing one well-bred pig to another should you say 'Miss Virginia Ham, "meet" Mr. Frank Footer,' or 'Get acquainted?'
"Well, Speedy," said John Dolittle. "What is it?"
CHAPTER VI
"Well, I was always adventurous by nature. And, plucking up my courage, I scrambled up the vat, on to the edge of it. It was awful dark and I could just see the dye, glimmering murky and dim, far down inside.
"'What way is there?' I said. 'For me life is over!'
"When the fight was over and the dining hall cleared the Cook Goblins were very grateful to the baby pig for his valuable assistance. They called him a conquering hero and, crowning him with a wreath of parsley, they invited him to the seat of honor at the dining table and went on with the meal.
It was about five o'clock in the evening when they came to the end of the little islands and mud banks. And as the canoe's nose glided easily forward into entirely open water they suddenly found themselves looking across a great inland sea.