"And I wanted to be a confectioner," said another robber.
"And I wanted to learn to play the harp!" cried another.
"And it nearly broke my heart," said the fourth, "because I wasn't allowed to be a gardener, and grow violets and sweet peas."
"Well," said the lion to Barty, "tell them to go away and be anything they like that is decent."
"Wait a minute," said the Good Wolf, stepping forward. "Ask them if they haven't had a great many adventures."
"Yes, thousands of them," the captain answered when Barty asked him. "We've been so many things; we've been pirates and gold- diggers, and we've sailed the Spanish Main and things like that. We could tell stories for years if you'd like to hear them, and if your friends would not mind if we came back here occasionally—
