"The person who is going with me," said Edward, "is the dog whom we haven't yet bought. Come along out and buy him. As to where I'm going, I shall follow the most ancient of sign-posts—and I know that I can't go wrong."
"You will follow—"
"My nose," Edward explained, kindly—
"That indicator of the place to be,
The Heaven-sent guide to beauty and to thee.
"Do you know, if you talk rot to the chaps at the works they try to understand what you mean. Like Scotchmen, you know. They think they can understand anything, no matter how shallow. Now I will say for you that you know your limitations. Let's buy the dog, my son, and get a canoe."
They did. And the dog upset the canoe.
II
MAKING AN AEROPLANE