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here on any account; it has given me quite
a turn.”

“Oh, nonsense,” said. Dick; ‘ nobody
minds Agrippa. Besides, he is cross, and
is staying behind. Tell me quick, did you
make all this yourself? How did you do
it? How many have you got inside?”

“ Fight,” said the mouse, still panting, but
speaking with great pride. “If you peep
through you can see their sweet little faces.
The one to the right is the beauty.”

‘‘And where is Rusty ?”

‘‘Oh, catching flies. He was only in the
way, so I sent him away.”

‘But how do you get in?” said Dick, who
had been peering hard at the ball. “I can’t
see the least little hole.”

“JT should think not!” she said. ‘‘ Hole,
indeed! Nothing so common. But I can’t
explain, because our people have always kept
it a profound secret, and if I were to tell you
the news would be all over the world in no
time, and we should have crowds coming to
look. As it is, you have been here quite long