In the mean time the Lion was scowling and waiting for some one to volunteer. His eyes fell on the shaking Gopher, and he said, grimly,
"Don't you know another joke?"
The poor little animal almost fainted with fright, and for lack of a better inspiration he pointed at the ex-Pirate and gasped,
"He knows lots of things!"
And so the King of Beasts, who was rapidly losing patience, glared at the ex-Pirate and roared,
"Do something!"
The ex-Pirate hesitated; but Tommy, who was not feeling at all comfortable, whispered:
"Give them Abou-Ben-Din!"
"That's a pretty risky thing to do," answered his neighbor; "but I guess I shall have to. I can't think of anything else." And so he arose in his customary way, and bowing to all, announced that he would recite another selection from his autobiography entitled,