Trouble began with Mary suddenly discovering that she had lost her copy of "Alice in Wonderland" and rushing to Jeremy's box and upsetting all Jeremy's things to see whether it were there.

Jeremy objected to this with an indignation that was scarcely in the sequel justified, because Mary found the book jammed against the paint-box and a dry walnut nestling in its centre.

She cried and protested and then suddenly, with the disgusting sentimentality that was so characteristic of her, abandoned her position altogether and said that Jeremy could have it, and then cried again because he said he didn't want it.
Then Jeremy had to put everything back into the box again, and in the middle of this Hamlet ran off with the red-checked Miss Noah between his teeth and began to lick the blue off her dress, looking up at the assembled company between every lick with a smile of the loveliest satisfaction.

Then, when the box was almost closed, it was discovered by a shocked and virtuous Helen that Jeremy had left out his Bible.
"There'll be one there," said Jeremy in an angry agitated whisper, hoping to escape the attention of Miss Jones.
"What's that, Jeremy dear ?" said Miss Jones.
"Oh, fancy, Miss Jones!" said Helen.

"He's taking all his dirty old toys and even his old clown, and he's leaving out his Bible." "I'm not!" cried Jeremy, taking it and trying to squeeze it down between three walnuts and the toy pistol.
"Oh, Jeremy clear, that's not the way to treat your Bible.