‘Oh, look!’ cried Edward, very loud. ‘Look at the grass!’
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Gustus let the glass fall to long arm’s length and said ‘Krikey!’
The grass and flowers on the sea-wall had grown a foot and a half—quite tropical they looked.
‘Well?’ said Edward.
‘What’s the matter wiv everyfink?’ said Gustus. ‘We must both be a bit balmy, seems ter me.’
‘What’s balmy?’ asked Edward.
‘Off your chump—looney—like what you and me is,’ said Gustus. ‘First I sees things, then I sees you.’
‘It was only fancy, I expect,’ said Edward. ‘I expect the grass on the sea-wall was always like that, really.’
‘Let’s have a look through your spy-glass at that little barge,’ said Gustus, still holding the glass. ‘Come on outer these ’ere paving-stones.’
‘There was a box,’ said Edward, ‘a box I found with lots of jolly things in it. I laid it down somewhere—and——’