. The sea fairies . GOODNESS me! exclaimed Trot, raising herself by a flirtof her pink-scaled tail and a wave of her fins; is nt it dread-ful hot here4? The mermaids had risen at the same time, and Capn Billcame swimming in from the Peony Room in time to hear thelittle girls speech. Hot! echoed the sailor, why, I feel like the inside ofa steam engine! The perspiration was rolling down his round, red face,and he took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped it away,waving his fishtail gently at the same time. What we need most in this room, said he, is a fan. Whats the trouble, do you spose? in
. The sea fairies . GOODNESS me! exclaimed Trot, raising herself by a flirtof her pink-scaled tail and a wave of her fins; is nt it dread-ful hot here4? The mermaids had risen at the same time, and Capn Billcame swimming in from the Peony Room in time to hear thelittle girls speech. Hot! echoed the sailor, why, I feel like the inside ofa steam engine! The perspiration was rolling down his round, red face,and he took out his handkerchief and carefully wiped it away,waving his fishtail gently at the same time. What we need most in this room, said he, is a fan. Whats the trouble, do you spose? inquired Trot. It is another trick of the monster Zog, answered theQueen, calmly. He has made the water in our rooms boiling 187 The Sea Fairies hot, and if it could touch us we would be well cooked by thistime. Even as it is, we are all made uncomfortable by breath-ing the heated air. What shall we do, maam? the sailorman asked, witha groan. I expected to get into hot water afore we ve donewith this foolishness, but
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