He hesitated.
"What will you do?" said Twinkle.
"I don't know what, but something very dreadful," replied the Captain. "But of course you'll surrender."
"I suppose we'll have to," answered the girl.
"That's right. I'll just take you to the king, and let him decide what to do," he added pleasantly.
So the soldiers surrounded the two children, shouldered arms, and marched away down the street, Twinkle and Chubbins walking slowly, so the candy folks would not have to run; for the tallest soldiers were only as high as their shoulders.
"This is a great event," remarked the Captain, as he walked beside them with as much dignity as he could muster. "It was really good of you to come and be arrested, for I haven't had any excitement in a long time. The people here are such good sugar that they seldom do anything wrong."
THE CHILDREN TALK TO THE CAPTAIN