"Perhaps I'd better work her off on the Prince, and then you'd both be out of danger," said I.
"It would at least save me anxiety about my friend, though I should doubtless suffer in the process," replied Sir Ralph.
"I'll comfort you whenever I have time," I assured him
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"Do," he entreated. "It will be a real charity. And in the meantime, I shan't be idle. I shall be working for you."
"Thank you ever so much," said I. "I should be glad if you'd report progress from time to time."
"I will," said he. "We'll keep each other up, won't we?"
"Be-echy!" shrieked Mamma. "I've been screaming to you for the last twenty minutes. Come here at once and tell me what you're doing. It's sure to be something naughty."
So we both came. But the only part that we mentioned was the worm.