Nesbit, E. (Edith), 1858-1924 / 2008-09-24 00:00:00
But Noel said he
couldn't bear not to know at once if the paper would print the poetry,
So we decided to take it.
I went with Noel, because I am the eldest, and he is not old enough to
go to London by himself. Dicky said poetry was rot--and he was glad he
hadn't got to make a fool of himself. That was because there was not
enough money for him to go with us. H. O. couldn't come either, but he
came to the station to see us off, and waved his cap and called out
'Good hunting!' as the train started.
There was a lady in spectacles in the corner. She was writing with a
pencil on the edges of long strips of paper that had print all down
them. When the train started she asked--
'What was that he said?'
So Oswald answered--
'It was "Good hunting"--it's out of the Jungle Book!' 'That's very
pleasant to hear,' the lady said; 'I am very pleased to meet people who
know their Jungle Book. And where are you off to--the Zoological
Gardens to look for Bagheera?'
We were pleased, too, to meet some one who knew the Jungle Book.
So Oswald said--
'We are going to restore the fallen fortunes of the House of Bastable--
and we have all thought of different ways--and we're going to try them
all. Noel's way is poetry.
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