"Ah! but I said I was the Official potato masher—officials never go near the office, we let the servants do that," said Mumbledy Peg.
"And you get a high salary for doing nothing?"
"Yes, of course; the higher the salary the less the work, is our motto, or to be exact, the fewer the higher."
"Perhaps you can direct me to Bogie Man's house."
"Who knows?" said Mumbledy Peg. "I'm willing to try it if you are."
"I am," said Billy. "I am very anxious to deliver a note to him."
"I'll take it for a dime. I love to read notes."
"But you can't read this."
"If it's typewritten I can, and, anyway, if I miss any words, you can tell them to me."