"Not even the camels and the monkeys and the men jumping over horses' backs, nor the giraffes with their long necks—don't you want to see any of them?" Sue was talking faster and faster all the while.
Uncle Tad did not say anything, but a funny look came into his eyes, and Bunny was almost sure the old soldier was laughing on one side of his face at Mother Brown. Then Bunny cried:
"Oh, Sue! He's just fooling! He wants to go as much as we do!"
"Oh, Uncle Tad, I'm so glad!" cried Sue. "I love you—so—much!" and again she hugged him as hard as she could, and kissed him too.
"Now I'll surely have to go," he chuckled.
Breakfast was soon over, and by that time Bunny and Sue were so excited that they did not know what to do. Somehow they managed to get properly dressed, and by that time other circus wagons came along.
These wagons were gilded and painted more gaily than the first that had gone past. And from some of them came low growls or roars.
"Oh, they've got lions inside," said Sue, opening her eyes wide.
"And tigers, too," added Bunny in a wondering voice. "But I want to see the elephants," he added.
Pretty soon the big elephants came along, and behind them came camels and troops of horses. There were also a number of small boys and some girls who were following the circus to the lot where the big tents were already being put up.