He went on as quickly as possible. "Of course there are lots of things worse than one of those so-cial hon-ey-gath-er-ing in-sects—"

"She sees nothing else! She hears nothing else!"

"Um! We'll help her get rid of it!—if!"

"If?"

"You've got a lot to overcome. Recollect the Policeman?"

She retreated a step.

"Just suppose we meet him! And the Bear that—"

"My!"

"Yes. And a certain Doctor."

"Oh, dear!"