Are you frightened?
I'm not a bit." "I'm not, either," said Hugh.

"Still, it's a very queer place.

I wish Dudu, or Houpet, or some of them, had come with us!" They set off on their climb up the steep spiral staircase.

So narrow it was, that going hand-in-hand was out of the question.
"It's worse than the staircase down to the frogs' country," said Jeanne.
Hugh looked at her triumphantly.
"There now, Jeanne, you _do_ remember," he said.

"I believe it was just pretence your saying you thought I had dreamt it all." "No," said Jeanne, "it wasn't.