“Oh—h?” inquired the child, in his surprise forgetting to continue the celebration of his private misfortunes. “Did you use to go all over everywhere wiv a spy-glass and a chain?”
“Yes, the members of the Scientific Corps are expected to go ’ all over everywhere.’”
“Clear wound ve world?”
“Well, we didn’t go round—we went the other way, the way that takes you to the top.”
“Did you get clear to ve vewwy top of ve world?”
“Nobody’s ever been clear to the top.”
“Why hasn’t anybody?”
“Tough job!”
“Was it tough job to go where you went?”