200 Island of Professor Menu

breaking a few fingers and toes off the
strange man, threw them to me.

“It’s all right, Peppermint,” he said (my
name is Peppermint). “They'll grow again
in no time. He doesn’t mind.”

The fingers were crimson, the toes white.
They ate short and crisp. The strange man
did not appear to mind.

While I was devouring them, the green-
haired man in white linen came down to
where I sat on the beach.

“Thanks for calling,” he said; “but I
suppose you know you're not welcome
here ? Of course I know well enough who
sent you—the School of Cookery. You've
come to find out what you can: but you
won't find out much, I can tell you.. What
are we to do with the beast?” he said to
Merioneth.

“There’s my room,” said Merioneth.

They conducted me to a door in the
wall of the crater; this door led into a
room which had another door leading into
the crater. This second door they hastily
shut.