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;You won't care to hear about it察─I said察wavering。 ;Besides察I can't
explain exactly。 I think I won't tell you。; But all the time I knew I
should have to。
;But I DO care察─she wailed plaintively。 ;I didn't think you'd be so
unkind ─
This would never do。 That little downward tug at either corner of the
mouthI knew the symptom only too well
;It's like this察─I began stammeringly。 ;This bit of road here up as
far as that corneryou know it's a horrid dull bit of road。 I'm always
having to go up and down it察and I know it so well察and I'm so sick of it。
So whenever I get to that corner察 I justwell察 I go right off to another
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place ─
;What sort of a place拭─she asked察looking round her gravely。
;Of course it's just a place I imagine察─I went on hurriedly and rather
shamefacedly此 but it's an awfully nice placethe nicest place you ever
saw。 And I always go off there in church察or during joggraphy lessons。;
;I'm sure it's not nicer than my home察─she cried patriotically。 ;Oh察
you ought to see my homeit's lovely We've got; ;Yes it is察ever so
much nicer察─ I interrupted。 ;I mean;I went on apologetically;of
course I know your home's beautiful and all that。 But this MUST be
nicer察'cos if you want anything at all察you've only GOT to want it察and you
can have it ─
;That sounds jolly察─she murmured。 ;Tell me more about it察please。
Tell me how you get there察first。;
;Idon'tquiteknowexactly察─I replied。 ;I just go。 But generally
it begins bywell察you're going up a broad察clear river in a sort of a boat。
You're not rowing or anythingyou're just moving along。 And there's
beautiful grass meadows on both sides察and the river's very full察quite up to
the level of the grass。 And you glide along by the edge。 And the people
are haymaking there察 and playing games察 and walking about察 and they
shout to you察and you shout back to them察and they bring you things to eat
out of their baskets察and let you drink out of their bottles察and some of 'em
are the nice people you read about in books。 And so at last you come to
the Palace stepsgreat broad marble steps察 reaching right down to the
water。 And there at the steps you find every sort of boat you can
imagine schooners察 and punts察 and row´boats察 and little men´of´war。
And you have any sort of boating you want torowing察 or sailing察 or
shoving about in a punt ─
;I'd go sailing察─she said decidedly此 and I'd steer。 No察YOU'D have
to steer察and I'd sit about on the deck。 No察I wouldn't though察I'd rowat
least I'd make you row察and I'd steer。 And then we'dOh察no I'll tell
you what we'd do We'd just sit in a punt and dabble ─
;Of course we'll do just what you like察─I said hospitably察but already I
was beginning to feel my liberty of action somewhat curtailed by this
exigent visitor I had so rashly admitted into my sanctum。
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;I don't think we'd boat at all察─she finally decided。 ;It's always so
WOBBLY。 Where do you come to next拭─
;You go up the steps察─I continued察 and in at the door察and the very
first place you come to is the Chocolate´room ─
She brightened up at this察 and I heard her murmur with gusto察
;Chocolate´room ─
;It's got every sort of chocolate you can think of察─ I went on此 soft
chocolate察 with sticky stuff inside察 white and pink察 what girls like察 and
hard shiny chocolate察that cracks when you bite it察and takes such a nice
long time to suck ─
;I like the soft stuff best察─she said此 'cos you can eat such a lot more of
it ─
This was to me a new aspect of the chocolate question察and I regarded
her with interest and some respect。 With us察 chocolate was none too
common a thing察and察whenever we happened to come by any察we resorted
to the quaintest devices in order to make it last out。 Still察 legends had
reached us of children who actually had察 from time to time察 as much
chocolate as they could possibly eat察 and here察 apparently察 was one of
them。
;You can have all the creams察─I said magnanimously察 and I'll eat the
hard sticks察'cos I like 'em best。;
;Oh察 but you mustn't ─ she cried impetuously。 ;You must eat the
same as I do It isn't nice to want to eat different。 I'll tell you what
you must give ME all the chocolate察and then I'll give YOUI'll give you
what you ought to have ─
;Oh察 all right察─ I said察 in a subdued sort of way。 It seemed a little
hard to be put under a sentimental restriction like this in one's own
Chocolate´room。
;In the next room you come to察─ I proceeded察 there's fizzy drinks
There's a marble´slab business all round the room察 and little silver taps察
and you just turn the right tap察and have any kind of fizzy drink you want。;
;What fizzy drinks are there拭─she inquired。
;Oh察 all sorts察─ I answered hastily察 hurrying on。 She might restrict
my eatables察but I'd be hanged if I was going to have her meddle with my
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drinks。; Then you go down the corridor察and at the back of the palace
there's a great big parkthe finest park you ever saw。 And there's ponies
to ride on察and carriages and carts察and a little railway察all complete察engine
and guard's van and all察and you work it yourself察and you can go first´
class察or in the van察or on the engine察just whichever you choose。;
;I'd go on the engine察─she murmured dreamily。 ;No察I wouldn't察I'd
;
;Then there's all the soldiers察─I struck in。 Really the line had to be
drawn somewhere察and I could not have my railway system disorganised
and turned upside down by a mere girl。 ;There's any quantity of 'em察fine
big soldiers察and they all belong to me。 And a row of brass cannons all
along the terrace And every now and then I give the order察and they fire
off all the guns ─
;No察 they don't察─ she interrupted hastily。 ;I won't have 'em fire off
any guns You must tell 'em not to。 I hate guns察and as soon as they
begin firing I shall run right away ─
;Butbut that's what they're THERE for察─I protested察aghast。
;I don't care察─ she insisted。 ;They mustn't do it。 They can walk
about behind me if they like察and talk to me察and carry things。 But they
mustn't fire off any guns。;
I was sadly conscious by this time that in this brave palace of mine察
wherein I was wont to swagger daily察 irresponsible and unquestioned察 I
was rapidly becomingso to speaka mere lodger。
The idea of my fine big soldiers being told off to ;carry things; I
was not inclined to tell her any more察though there still remained plenty
more to tell。
;Any other boys there拭─she asked presently察in a casual sort of way。
;Oh yes察─ I unguardedly replied。 ;Nice chaps察 too。 We'll have
great; Then I recollected myself。 ;We'll play with them察of course察─I
went on。 ;But you are going to be MY friend察aren't you拭 And you'll
come in my boat察and we'll travel in the guard's van together察and I'll stop
the soldiers firing off their guns ─
But she looked mischievously away察anddo what I wouldI could not
get her to promise。
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Just then the striking of the village clock awoke within me another
clamorous timepiece察reminding me of mid´day mutton a good half´mile
away察 and of penalties and curtailments attaching to a late appearance。
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