“‘Oh, Mouldiwarp, do please come out
And show us how to set about
It.’”
“There ought to be some more,” said Edred—rather impressed, all the same.
“There is,” said Elfrida. “Oh, wait a minute—I shall remember directly. It—what I mean is, how to find the treasure and make Edred brave and wise and kind.”
“I’m kind enough if it comes to that,” said Lord Arden.
“Oh, I know you are; but poetry has to rhyme—you know it has. I expect poets often have to say what they don’t mean because of that.”
“Well, say it straight through,” said Edred, and Elfrida said, obediently—
“‘Oh, Mouldiwarp, do please come out
And show us how to set about