280 Tommy Twisters Discovery
grinding his pet tooth which he nipped

with.

“Now I'll nip you!” he said, advancing
in a determined way.

But Billy quickly opened one of the
hatches a very little.

“What's that steam you have there?”
asked Jack Frost. ‘Whew! how hot it’s
suddenly got! What on earth’s the matter?”

And he flopped down on the ice, and
began fanning himself.

“We'll melt you if you're not civil,” said
both the boys together. ‘‘ Better come to
terms!”

“Well—ooh!—What do you want me to
—oh! for goodness’ sake shut that thing, or
I shall faint.”

“Why, the fact is we’ve come to have
a look round and see what the North Pole’s
like,” said Tommy. ‘ And we mean to.”

“Hee hee! You'll freeze!” said Jack
Frost.

“Oh, shall we!” said Billy, pretending to
be going to open the hatch again.

“Oh, don’t,” cried Jack Frost. ‘I'll be