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"Mistress," said Waddles, as they reached the 

 house, "if you can do without me for a little 

 while, I think I 

 should enjoy tak- 

 ing a walk by my- 

 self in the Land of 

 Nod, to see if I can 

 4 catch a Weasel 

 asleep.' I have 

 heard that it is a 

 very great thing 

 to do." 



" Come home, 

 you silly dog," 

 said Tommy-Anne, 

 holding him by 

 the collar ; " isn't 

 being stung nearly 



blind enough of an adventure for one day ? Sup- 

 pose you should meet a Scent Cat ! You would 

 have to be buried up to your neck in the earth 

 for a whole day to make you un-scented ; for Obi 

 says that is the only cure for any one that meets a 

 Scent Cat suddenly ! " 



