ILLUSTRATIONS

The Psammead[Frontispiece]
That First Glorious Rush Round the GardenFacingpage[2]
Cyril Had Nipped His Finger in the Door of a Hutch""[4]
Anthea Suddenly Screamed, "It's Alive!"""[12]
The Baby Did Not Know Them!""[28]
Martha Emptied a Toilet-jug of Cold Water Over Him""[32]
The Rain Fell in Slow Drops on to Anthea's Face""[36]
He Staggered, and Had to Sit Down Again in a Hurry""[50]
Mr. Beale Snatched the Coin, Bit It, and Put It in His Pocket""[58]
They Had Run Into Martha and the Baby""[64]
He Said, "Now Then!" to the Policeman and Mr. Peasemarsh""[66]
The Lucky Children Hurriedly Started for the Gravel Pit""[78]
"Poof, poof, poofy," He Said, and Made a Grab""[86]
At Double-quick Time Ran the Twinkling Legs of the Lamb's Brothers and Sisters""[88]
The Next Minute the Two Were Fighting""[90]
He Snatched the Baby from Anthea""[94]
He Consented to Let the Two Gypsy Women Feed Him""[98]
The Sand-fairy Blew Himself Out""[122]
They Flew Over Rochester""[126]
The Farmer Sat Down on the Grass, Suddenly and Heavily""[128]
Everyone Now Turned Out His Pockets""[132]
These Were the Necessaries of Life""[134]
The Children Were Fast Asleep""[138]
The Keeper Spoke Deep-Chested Words through the Keyhole""[150]
There the Castle Stood, Black and Stately""[164]
Robert Was Dragged Forthwith—by the Reluctant Ear""[166]
He Wiped Away a Manly Tear""[168]
"Oh, Do, Do, Do, Do!" Said Robert""[174]
The Man Fell with a Splash Into the Moat-water""[196]
Anthea Tilted the Pot over the Nearest Leadhole""[198]
He Pulled Robert's Hair""[210]
"The Sammyadd's Done Us Again," Said Cyril""[214]
He Lifted Up the Baker's Boy and Set Him on Top of the Haystack""[216]
It Was a Strange Sensation Being Wheeled in a Pony-carriage by a Giant""[220]
When the Girl Came Out She Was Pale and Trembling""[228]
"When Your Time's Up Come to Me"""[230]
He Opened the Case and Used the Whole Thing as a Garden Spade""[238]
She Did It Gently by Tickling His Nose with a Twig of Honeysuckle""[244]
There, Sure Enough, Stood a Bicycle""[248]
The Punctured State of It Was Soon Evident""[250]
The Grown-up Lamb Struggled""[258]
She Broke Open the Missionary Box with the Poker""[266]
"Ye Seek a Pow-wow?" He Said""[278]
Bright Knives Were Being Brandished All about Them""[284]
She Was Clasped in Eight Loving Arms""[294]
"We Found a Fairy," Said Jane, Obediently""[298]
It Burrowed, and Disappeared, Scratching Fiercely to the Last""[308]


CHAPTER I