The old case of giving hostages." He followed the path alongside the Serpentine, passing under the archway of the bridge and continuing his walk into Kensington Gardens.

In another moment he was within view of the Peter Pan statue and at once observed that it had companions.

On one side was a group representing a scene from one of the Grimm fairy stories, on the other was Alice in conversation with Gryphon and Mockturtle, the episode looking distressingly stiff and meaningless in its sculptured form.

Two other spaces had been cleared in the neighbouring turf, evidently for the reception of further statue groups, which Yeovil mentally assigned to Struwelpeter and Little Lord Fauntleroy.
"German middle-class taste," he commented, "but in this matter we certainly gave them a lead.

I suppose the idea is that childish fancy is dead and that it is only decent to erect some sort of memorial to it." The day was growing hotter, and the Park had ceased to seem a desirable place to loiter in.