go THE WONDER-BOOK OF HORSES 



the moon, you must know, is the attic chamber 

 of the world, and everything that is lost finds its 

 way there sooner or later. Lost pins, lost stitches, 

 lost opportunities, lost sheep, lost time, lost 

 causes, lost money, lost senses — they all go to the 

 moon, where the three weird Sisters bottle them 

 up and label them, and lay them on the shelf tiU 

 called for. There is only one thing that is never 

 given back again, no matter how loudly its owner 

 demands it." 



"What is that?" 



" Lost time," said old Prester, solemnly; " and 

 I would advise you to lose none of it if you would 

 go to the moon to recover your friend's senses." 



Astolpho, taking the hint, threw himself 

 astride of Griffen, and the horse soared aloft 

 toward the full moon, which had just risen, round 

 and bright, above the eastern hills. 



But why should I weary you with the story of 

 that marvelous flight? And why need I tell you 

 how the brave Astolpho found Orlando's senses 

 just as the wise king had said he would ? Neither 

 would you care to hear how Griffen winged his 

 flight back to the earth again ; nor how his master 

 searched through darkest Africa until he had 

 found his demented friend; nor how Orlando took 



