[The Magic City by Edith Nesbit]@TWC D-Link bookThe Magic City CHAPTER IX 11/32
And that cage.
I assure you I needed a little time to get over my adventures.' 'We have all had our adventures,' said Mr.Noah gently.
And Helen said: 'Won't you land and take possession of the island? I'm sure we are longing to hear each other's adventures.' 'You first,' said Mr.Noah to the Lord High Islander, who stepped ashore very gravely. When Helen saw him come forward, she suddenly kissed Philip, and as the Lord High Islander's foot touched the shore of that enchanted island, she simply and suddenly vanished. 'Oh!' cried Philip, 'I wish I hadn't.' And his mouth trembled as girls' mouths do if they are going to cry. 'The more a present costs you, the more it's worth,' said Mr.Noah. 'This has cost you so much, it's the most splendid present in the world.' 'I know,' said Philip; 'make yourselves at home, won't you ?' he just managed to say.
And then he found he could not say any more.
He just turned and went into the forest.
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