"But twenty-seven men all wired to say"—
continued Peter Pan;
"That they very much regretted, after all"—
carolled Sunny Jim;
"To find they simply couldn't get away!"—
bellowed a voice (Oliver Cromwell's) from under the platform.
"Said Mrs. Bumble-Doodle, in despair"—
resumed Master Jarley, after a yell of laughter had subsided;
"The ball will be a failure—not a doubt of it!"