"Certainly, Sir," said Pierre, "but my sister and I don't know much about what happens under the ground and it is so interesting to hear."
"Who did you suppose carried the water to the roots of the trees and flowers?"
"We didn't know, Sir."
"Who did you suppose helped the new little rootlets to find a drink, and guided them to the softest earth-places so they could reach down and eat and grow strong?"
"We didn't know, Sir."
"Well, you know now. Do you see all those passages leading off in every direction from this room?"
"Yes, Sir."
"They are full of my workmen for miles around. They have all felt the thunder and they are ready."
"That is very wonderful," said Iona, who had risen from caressing the moles and was listening attentively. "You know, then, everything that is in the ground, don't you?"