"You shan't take him away," cried the little boy stormily. "It isn't a lion. It's Notta!"
"Notta?" roared Mustafa, lurching forward and looking at Bobbie with astonishment.
"Not a lion," cried the clown, rising on his hind legs and hastily removing his lion head.
Chapter 4
Mustafa's Mandate
There was a moment of absolute silence following Notta's disclosure. With his lion body and clown head he presented an amazing and ridiculous appearance. Nothing like this had ever been seen in Mudge, and the Mudgers simply gaped with astonishment.
"Steady now, Bob," whispered the clown, putting his lion paw around the little boy. "All we have to do is to be polite—rule two, you know!"