havenotspaceheretodescribeindetailthefurthereventsofhislife——how，receivingatelegramfromtheKingoftheZanzibarsabouttheplagueofrats，hetookshipwithhiscatandAldermanFitzwarrenandhiswife，howtheywereallswallowedbyawhale，castupbyamostluckychanceontheZanzibars，nearlycookedbythenatives，andrescuedbytheKingoftheZanzibars’beautifuldaughter，killedalltherats，weregivenahugefeast，withdanceandsong，andfinallyDick，althoughtemptedbytheduskyPrincess，refusedalargefortuneandreturnedtoAliceofEastcheap，thetrueladyofhisheart。Therewere，ofcourse，manyotherthings，suchastheaspirationsandmisadventuresofMrs。Fitzwarren，thedeep-
voicedladywhohadalreadysogreatlyamusedJeremy。AndthentherewasaTransformationScene，inwhichrosesturnedintotulipsandtulipsintotheHallofGold，downwhoseblazingstepsmarchedstoutrepresentativesofallthenations。
Itwasinthemiddleofthislastthrillingspectacle，whenJeremy’sheartwasinhismouthandhewassodeeplyexcitedthathedidnotknowwhetheritwereheortheladynexttohimwhowaseatingpeppermints，thathisunclepluckedhimbythesleeveandsaidinhisear：“Comeon。It’scloseontheend。Wemustgo。“
Jeremyveryreluctantlygotup，andstumbledoutoverkneesandlegsandexclamationslike：
“There’sJapan！““No，itain’t；it’sChiney！““You’safine，heartyyoungwoman！“andsoon。Hewasdraggedthroughtheblackcurtain，downthestonesteps，andintothestreet。