“What others?” demanded the gentleman.
And the Dodo explained about Marjorie, and Dick, and Fidge, who had been waiting in the cab all this time.
The children were at once sent for, and the whole party were shown into the private room, where Marjorie and Dick related their marvelous adventures, as well as the continual interruptions of the Dodo would permit them to do.
CHAPTER XXVI.
THE DODO DEPARTS.
“It seems to me,” said the gentleman, kindly, when the children had finished the story of their adventure, and had given him their names and addresses, “it seems to me that the first thing to be done is to get some suitable clothes for you.”
“Oh! we never thought of that,” cried Marjorie, looking down at her bare feet in dismay. “You see, there have been such a lot of strange things happening lately that we quite forgot how we all looked. Of course,” she laughed, glancing at the others, “we must appear very funny indeed, dressed in this fashion.”
“Ah! I fancy we can soon put that right,” was the kind reply. “I have some boys and girls of my own, you know, and I think, if I send a note to my wife, she will be able to find some garments that you can wear for the time being. And the next thing is, to let your father and mother know that you are here. I expect they must be very anxious about you by this time.”