Themasqueraders，bythistime，hadrecovered，insomemeasure，fromtheiralarm；and，beginningtoregardthewholematterasawell-contrivedpleasantry，setupaloudshoutoflaughteratthepredicamentoftheapes。
“Leavethemtome！”nowscreamedHop-Frog，hisshrillvoicemakingitselfeasilyheardthroughallthedin。“Leavethemtome。IfancyIknowthem。
IfIcanonlygetagoodlookatthem，Icansoontellwhotheyare。”
Here，scramblingovertheheadsofthecrowd，hemanagedtogettothewall；when，seizingaflambeaufromoneoftheCaryatides，hereturned，ashewent，tothecentreoftheroom-leaping，withtheagilityofamonkey，uponthekingshead，andthenceclamberedafewfeetupthechain；holdingdownthetorchtoexaminethegroupofourang-outangs，andstillscreaming：“Ishallsoonfindoutwhotheyare！”
Andnow，whilethewholeassemblytheapesincludedwereconvulsedwithlaughter，thejestersuddenlyutteredashrillwhistle；whenthechainflewviolentlyupforaboutthirtyfeetdraggingwithitthedismayedandstrugglingourang-outangs，andleavingthemsuspendedinmid-airbetweenthesky-lightandthefloor。Hop-Frog，clingingtothechainasitrose，stillmaintainedhisrelativepositioninrespecttotheeightmaskers，andstillasifnothingwerethemattercontinuedtothrusthistorchdowntowardthem，asthoughendeavoringtodiscoverwhotheywere。