My smallness, his greatness; my red and green, his white.' 'I see,' said Lucy again, 'and please will you tell us----' 'Enough of this,' said the parrot; 'business before pleasure.

You have begun the day with the pleasures of my conversation.

You will have to work very hard to pay for this privilege.' So they washed up the breakfast things in warm water obligingly provided by the camel.
'And now,' said the parrot, 'we must pack up and go on our way to destroy the fear of the Dwellers by the Sea.' 'I wonder,' Brenda said to Max in an undertone, 'I wonder whether it wouldn't be best for dear little dogs to lose themselves?
We could turn up later, and be so _very_ glad to be found.' 'But why ?' Max asked.
'I've noticed,' said Brenda, sidling up to him with eager affectionateness, 'that wherever there's fear there's something to be afraid of, even if it's only your fancy.

It would be dreadful for dear little dogs to be afraid, Max, wouldn't it?
So undignified.' 'My dear,' said Max heavily, 'I could give seven noble reasons for being faithful to our master.

But I will only give you one.