The Doctor, weak though he was, was furious.
“Wretched, ungrateful creature!” he cried, getting painfully off his horse and going up to the Dodo. “This is how you reward me for having saved your life.”
“I couldn’t help it,” whimpered the Dodo. “I couldn’t, really.”
"'Not any higher, please,' gasped the Dodo."
“Bah! I’ve a great mind never to speak to you again,” said the Doctor, disgustedly.
The other creatures now came up, and began to abuse the Dodo, too.
Fortunately, just in time to prevent a general squabble, the Eterædarium, who had not been one of the number to patronize the roundabout, returned with the information that there were some swings a little way off.
Despite their unfortunate experience on the roundabout, there was a general rush on the part of the creatures for this new attraction, and the Dodo and the Eterædarium had hard work to secure a swing for themselves.