“Well, look the other way then,” I told him.
“There’s only one place we haven’t been to so far and that’s under the ocean,” he said.
“Don’t get discouraged, leave it to Hervey, he’ll take us there,” I said. “There’s a nice breeze up here. Watch out for an airplane, maybe we’ll be rescued.”
“Were you ever in a well?” Hervey asked us.
“No, is it much fun?” I said.
He said, “It’s too slow, quicksand is better, it’s quicker. I’d like to have a ride on a shooting star.”
“Comets are pretty good,” Garry said.
“I was never on one of those,” I said.
Pee-wee said, “The night is coming on. What are we going to do? I’m all stiff from hanging onto this beam.”
“Let’s get down on the platform again,” Hervey said. “Follow your leader.”