. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . THE ROCK they got, early next morning,out of the silken beds; and theysaw that the sun was shiningbrightly and that the wind wasblowing from the South. Jip smelt the South wind forhalf an hour. Then he came to the Doctor,shaking his head. I smell no snuff as yet, he said. We mustwait till the wind changes to the East. But even when the East wind came, at threeoclock that afternoon, the dog could not catchthe smell of snuff. The little boy was terribly disappointed andbeg
. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . THE ROCK they got, early next morning,out of the silken beds; and theysaw that the sun was shiningbrightly and that the wind wasblowing from the South. Jip smelt the South wind forhalf an hour. Then he came to the Doctor,shaking his head. I smell no snuff as yet, he said. We mustwait till the wind changes to the East. But even when the East wind came, at threeoclock that afternoon, the dog could not catchthe smell of snuff. The little boy was terribly disappointed andbegan to cry again, saying that no one seemedto be able to find his uncle for him. But all Jipsaid to the Doctor was, Tell him that when the wind changes to 559 i6o The Story of Doctor Dollttle the West, Ill find his uncle even though he bein China—so long as he is still taking BlaekRappee snuff. Three days they had to wait before the Westwind came. This was on a Friday morning,early—just as it was getting light. A fine rainy. Doctor! he cried. Ive got it! mist lay on the sea like a thin fog. And thewind was soft and warm and wet. As soon as Jip awoke he ran upstairs andpoked his nose in the air. Then he got mostfrightfully excited and rushed down again towake the Doctor up. Doctor! he cried. Ive got it! Doctor! The Rock 161 Doctor! Wake up! Listen! IVe got it!The winds from the West and it smells of noth-ing but snuff. Come upstairs and start the ship—quick! So the Doctor tumbled out of bed and wentto the rudder to steer the ship. Now Ill go up to the front, said Jip; andyou watch my nose—whichever way I point it,you turn the ship the same way. The man can-not be far off—with the smell as strong as the winds all lovely and wet. Now watchme! So all that morning Jip stood in the frontpart of the ship, sniffing the wind and pointingthe way for the Doctor to steer; while all theanimals and the little boy stood round with theireyes wide open, watching the dog in won
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