“Yes, my lord!”
“And that is the cage!”
“Yes, my lord!”
“And I was in the cage—do you understand?”
“Yes—no! Please, my lord—”
“Well?” cried the Tiger, impatiently.
“Please, my lord!—how did you get in?”
“How!—why in the usual way, of course!”
“Oh, dear me!—my head is beginning to whirl again! Please don’t be angry, my lord, but what is the usual way?”
At this the Tiger lost patience, and, jumping into the cage, cried: “This way! Now do you understand how it was?”