Gavroche pointed to his two protégés, and said,—
"I am going to put these two children to bed."
"Where?"
"At my house."
"Have you a lodging?"
"Yes."
"Where?"
"Inside the elephant," said Gavroche.
Montparnasse, though naturally not easy to astonish, could not refrain from the exclamation,—
"Inside the elephant?"