But the dragon did not notice that he had done anything unusual.
"Is there fire inside of you ?" asked Shaggy.
"Of course," answered Quox.

"What sort of a dragon would I be if my fire went out ?" "What keeps it going ?" Betsy inquired.
"I've no idea.

I only know it's there," said Quox.

"The fire keeps me alive and enables me to move; also to think and speak." "Ah! You are ver-y much like my-self," said Tik-Tok.

"The on-ly dif-fer-ence is that I move by clock-work, while you move by fire." "I don't see a particle of likeness between us, I must confess," retorted Quox, gruffly.