He pointed his finger at Molly and Polly and said, “Can you tell the time?”
Then he took a large gold clock out of his pocket. “I always carry a clock,” he said. “I don’t believe in watches. They run fast or slow.”
Then he turned to the little dwarfs, and said, “Speaking of time, is supper ready?”
The Ink-Bottle Babies stared at the clock. They could not tell the time.
They said, “We must learn to tell time; there is so much to learn!”
Just then the two little dwarfs said, “Come into the candy room,” and they all skipped into the next room.
There were bookshelves of candy and sofas of candy, and chairs of candy!
Molly and Polly clapped their hands with delight.
“Eat all you want to!” said the little dwarfs.