Is that satisfactory ?" The birds declared it was quite satisfactory, so Cap'n Bill took counsel with the Ork.
"On our way here," said that peculiar creature, "I noticed a broad, sandy desert at the left of me, on which was no living thing." "Then we'd better keep away from it," replied the sailor.
"Not so," insisted the Ork.

"I have found, on my travels, that the most pleasant countries often lie in the midst of deserts; so I think it would be wise for us to fly over this desert and discover what lies beyond it.

For in the direction we came from lies the ocean, as we well know, and beyond here is this strange Land of Mo, which we do not care to explore.

On one side, as we can see from this mountain, is a broad expanse of plain, and on the other the desert.

For my part, I vote for the desert." "What do you say, Trot ?" inquired Cap'n Bill.
"It's all the same to me," she replied.
No one thought of asking Button-Bright's opinion, so it was decided to fly over the desert.