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The Magic City

CHAPTER II
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And there's Buckingham Palace over there, with the carved squirrel on the top, and the chessmen, and the blue and white china pepper-pots; and the building we're in is the black Japanese cabinet.' Philip looked and he saw that what she said was true.

It _was_ his city.
'But I didn't build insides to my buildings,' said he; 'and when did _you_ see what I built anyway ?' 'The insides are part of the magic, I suppose,' Lucy said; 'and I saw the cities you built when Auntie brought me home last night, after you'd been sent to bed.

And I did love them.

And oh, Philip, I'm so glad it's Pax because I do think you're so _frightfully_ clever, and Auntie thought so too, building those beautiful things.

And I knew nurse was going to pull it all down.


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