. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . few days, yes. But to-day, no ! I thought I understood his feelings. Very well, Mr. Bux, I replied, I will not VERNONS AUNT loi mention it. And—and you may write mewhat you feel. I will at least keep it this I shook hands with Mr. Bux, andhe scrambled down. A quarter of an hourlater we approached a wide clear space, withtwo or three tents dotted about it. A smallwhite terrier ran out barking, and theelephant calmly picked it up with his trunkand dropped it in the howdah beside me,where it continued to bark. T
. Vernon's aunt : being the oriental experiences of Miss Lavinia Moffat . few days, yes. But to-day, no ! I thought I understood his feelings. Very well, Mr. Bux, I replied, I will not VERNONS AUNT loi mention it. And—and you may write mewhat you feel. I will at least keep it this I shook hands with Mr. Bux, andhe scrambled down. A quarter of an hourlater we approached a wide clear space, withtwo or three tents dotted about it. A smallwhite terrier ran out barking, and theelephant calmly picked it up with his trunkand dropped it in the howdah beside me,where it continued to bark. Two gentlemenfollowed the terrier, and as they approachedand took off their hats the elephant sat down. Well, Aunt Vinnie, this is sporting ofyou! cried one of them. Welcome toNuddiwalla ! Doubt fled from my mind; it wasVernons voice, though he had certainlygrown stout. I could have fallen upon hisneck. But it was impossible, under the cir-cumstances. Yes, Vernon, I responded, here I am,and now the question is how I am to getdown. I dont mind telling you that if I had. PARKER, HOLD HIS TAIL! VERNON-S AUNT 103 known what I should have to go through toget here, I never would have left Little-hampton ! Then Im glad you didnt know. Parker,hold his tail, will you ? This is Major Parker,Aunt Vinnie! Now then, give me yourhand, put your foot on his tail—thats it!—and here you are ! Very nice of you to Vinnie! And youre just in time fortea! I04 VERNONS AUNT CHAPTER V I ASK you to believe me when I tell you that,I as far as the eye could see, there was not asingle human habitation in Nuddiwalla—Idont call tents human habitations. In onedirection stretched a wide river bed, all stonesand grass, and hills beyond. In the otherthree, forest and nothing else. The road Ihad come by ran out of the forest throughthis cleared space, and into it again, andbeside it, in one place a tangle of plantainsgrew amongst what looked like three or fourpiles of dead leaves, which I afterwar
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