Dr. Entwerfen entered the tent as he spoke. "Of what was your Majesty speaking?" asked he.
"Of a voyage to the moon," said Roderick. "Will you go with me?"
"With all my heart," cried the little doctor, rubbing his hands and looking all glee at the thought.
"There, I told you so," said Roderick, laughing.
"I should have thought the many adventures you have met with had cured your passion for travelling," rejoined Edric.
"Cured him! Given him a zest for it, you mean," replied Roderick. "The appetite for travelling always grows with what it feeds upon; and though the doctor may boast
'That he has fair Seville seen.
So is a traveller, I ween,'
yet I do not doubt but that he is just as eager to explore new places as ever."
"Yes," returned the doctor, "I certainly did see Seville."
"Every part of it, my dear fellow, from its palaces to its dungeons," resumed Roderick; "nay, I believe you were very near being indulged with a view of its ropes."