Af-ter my works ran down I was help-less un-til you came a-long and pulled me out a-gain.

Ma-ny thanks." "This is, indeed, good news," said Shaggy.

"I suspected that my brother was the prisoner of Ruggedo; but now I know it.

Tell us, Tik-Tok, how shall we get to the Nome King's underground cavern ?" "The best way is to walk," said Tik-Tok.

"We might crawl, or jump, or roll o-ver and o-ver until we get there; but the best way is to walk." "I know; but which road shall we take ?" "My ma-chin-er-y is-n't made to tell that," replied Tik-Tok.
"There is more than one entrance to the underground cavern," said Polychrome; "but old Ruggedo has cleverly concealed every opening, so that earth dwellers can not intrude in his domain.