It's flooded now,' she added unnecessarily.
'I wish adventures had never been invented,' said Brenda.

'No, dear Lucy, I am not whining.

Far from it.

But if a dear little dog might suggest it, we should all be better in a home, should we not ?' All eyes now perceived a dark hole in the roof, a round hole exactly in the middle of the shining dome.

And as they gazed the dark hole became light.