"I know what he would like, your Majesty," he said.
"Do you! Do you?" said the Noah's Ark Rabbit, his fur fluffing
up and standing out still more because he was so interested. "Then speak up—speak up—speak up! Don't hang back, for goodness mercy's sake!"
"What he would like most of all would be that your Majesty should allow some of your subjects to be his friends and play with him," answered the Good Wolf.
"Would he—would he really?" said the Noah's Ark Rabbit. "Why, that seems a trifle."
"Oh!" cried Barty, "if they only might, if they only would. I should never want any toys again as long as I lived!" and he
