"L-l-lem!" shrieked the parrot. "Who's your f-f-f-friends?"
Freddie burst into a merry laugh, and all his friends joined; all except Mr. Punch, who looked puzzled.
"'Ow could 'e 'ave liver," said he, "hif there was only bycon an' heggs?"
At this everyone laughed louder than before, and Mr. Punch was completely perplexed.
"I'll explain that to you some day," said Toby. "Didn't you never hear a joke?"
"Ho, yes," said Mr. Punch. "Hi 'eard a wery good joke once; a wery good one indeed. Hi'll relate it to you. When I was a lad—"