CHAPTER V.
'I have a thousand men,' said he, 'To wait upon my will, And towers nine upon the Tyne, And three upon the Till.' 'And what care I for you men,' said she, 'Or towers from Tyne to Till, Sith you must go with me,' she said, 'To wait upon my will ?' Sir Hoggie and the Fairies NEXT morning Torpenhow found Dick sunk in deepest repose of tobacco.
'Well, madman, how d'you feel ?' 'I don't know.

I'm trying to find out.' 'You had much better do some work.' 'Maybe; but I'm in no hurry.

I've made a discovery.

Torp, there's too much Ego in my Cosmos.' 'Not really! Is this revelation due to my lectures, or the Nilghai's ?' 'It came to me suddenly, all on my own account.

Much too much Ego; and now I'm going to work.' He turned over a few half-finished sketches, drummed on a new canvas, cleaned three brushes, set Binkie to bite the toes of the lay figure, rattled through his collection of arms and accoutrements, and then went out abruptly, declaring that he had done enough for the day.
'This is positively indecent,' said Torpenhow, 'and the first time that Dick has ever broken up a light morning.