When she came through it, she found the Twins wheeling their bicycles toward it.

The Terror, in a very dignified fashion, introduced Erebus to her as Violet Anastasia Dangerfield, and himself as Hyacinth Wolfram Dangerfield.

He gave their full and so little-used names because he felt that, in the case of a princess, etiquette demanded it.

Then they moved along the screen of trees, up the side of the garden wall toward the wood.
The Twins shortened their strides to suit the pace of the princess, which was uncommonly slow.

She kept looking from one to the other with curious, rather timid, pleased eyes.