"He wished to be rich, so of course he is," said Gerald; "he'll have
money for tickets and everything.
And when the spell breaks it's sure to break, isn't it? he'll find
himself somewhere awful perhaps in a really good hotel and not
know how he got there."
"I wonder how long the Ugly-Wuglies lasted," said Mabel.
"Yes," Gerald answered, "that reminds me. You two must collect
the coats and things. Hide them, anywhere you like, and we'll carry
them home tomorrow if there is any tomorrow " he added darkly.
"Oh, don t!" said Kathleen, once more breathing heavily on the
verge of tears: "you wouldn't think everything could be so awful,
and the sun shining like it does.
"Look here," said Gerald, "of course I must stick to Jimmy. You
two must go home to Mademoiselle and tell her Jimmy and I have
gone off in the train with a gentleman say he looked like an uncle.
He does some kind of uncle. There'll be a beastly row afterwards,
but it's got to be done.
"It all seems thick with lies," said Kathleen; "you don't seem to be
able to get a word of truth in edgewise hardly."
"Don't you worry," said her brother; "they aren't lies they're as true
as anything else in this magic rot we've got mixed up in. It's like
telling lies in a dream; you can't help it."
"Well, all I know is I wish it would stop."
"Lot of use your wishing that is," said Gerald, exasperated.
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