I almost forgot I was in the wilderness!”
“So you’re quite alone, are you?”
“Yes; as much so as that other beggar who was monarch of all he surveyed, his right there was none to dispute, from the what-is-it down to the glade -”
“I’ll come,” said I, as we reached the cottage. “Only first you must let me make myself decent.”
“You’re decent enough!”
“My boots are wet; my hands -”
“All serene! I’ll give you five minutes.”
I almost forgot I was in the wilderness!”
“So you’re quite alone, are you?”
“Yes; as much so as that other beggar who was monarch of all he surveyed, his right there was none to dispute, from the what-is-it down to the glade -”
“I’ll come,” said I, as we reached the cottage. “Only first you must let me make myself decent.”
“You’re decent enough!”
“My boots are wet; my hands -”
“All serene! I’ll give you five minutes.”
