’Oh,glory!’saidRobert,’thatwasasqueak。Youdon’tknowhowIfelt。Isay,I’vehadaboutenoughforabit。Let’swishourselvesathomeagainandhaveagoatthatjamtartandmutton。
Wecangooutagainafterwards。’
’Righto!’saideveryone,fortheadventurehadshakenthenervesofall。Sotheyallgotontothecarpetagain,andsaid——
’Iwishwewereathome。’
Andloandbehold,theywerenomoreathomethanbefore。Thecarpetnevermoved。ThePhoenixhadtakentheopportunitytogotosleep。Antheawokeitupgently。