Mr. Kelly suddenly turned very pale. Noticing this, the sparrow went on relentlessly:
"She says that you and all your tribe are chattering, screaming nobodies."
For a moment the blow seemed almost more than Mr. Kelly could endure.
"Aha, Mr. Kelly," said the sparrow, insolently, "chattering, screaming nobodies! What do you say to that?"
At this taunt Mr. Kelly nearly exploded with passion. He clenched his hand and shook it at the sparrow, and screamed at the top of his voice:
"Jocko! Jocko! Do you hear? This meddlesome wretch of a sparrow says we are chattering nobodies."
Jocko, the tottering old baboon in his cage on the other side of the Lion House, turned blue in the face with anger.
"Catch him and pull out his tail feathers!" he screamed. "Never mind the Law."