. The king of Gee-Whiz . d the Queen, since you promise to behappy and contented, we may go. So saying shebeckoned to the coachman, and the Bumblebee Expressswept up once more, the bumblebees stamping andchamping at their bits. And now again the mighty gateof stone swung open, and once more it closed behindthem; the savage warriors fell into place behind them;and after they had passed the gate they heard groansand murmurs from below and behind them; and thenonce more came the roaring of the tigers and the lions 177 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ which live without the gates and which aid in the guard-in
. The king of Gee-Whiz . d the Queen, since you promise to behappy and contented, we may go. So saying shebeckoned to the coachman, and the Bumblebee Expressswept up once more, the bumblebees stamping andchamping at their bits. And now again the mighty gateof stone swung open, and once more it closed behindthem; the savage warriors fell into place behind them;and after they had passed the gate they heard groansand murmurs from below and behind them; and thenonce more came the roaring of the tigers and the lions 177 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ which live without the gates and which aid in the guard-ing of the treasure. So presently they were flying againalong the crooked road between the mountains, and asthey looked back, to their great surprise they could nottell which was the mountain pass out of which they hadcome; for now there appeared to be several, and theyall looked alike. That is just as well, said Zuzu, for we have promisedto be happy and contented, and not to wish to go backagain to the Valley of Gold. 178. 11* P»K£--W jtV tiff - - —— _ \fi- • :,r:S&f 1P5^ ^, CHAPTER XXIX THE SECRET WISH OF THE FAIRY QUEEN Good Queen, said Zuzu to the Fairy Monarch Zulena,when the Bumblebee Express had finally brought themback again to the Fairy city of Almalena, there issomething which perhaps you have forgotten, or whichat least you have not mentioned for some time. And pray what is that? asked the Fairy Queen. Why, we have all of us quite forgotten the poor King,who has lost his shadow. Indeed, I have not, said the Queen Zulena; but,as I have told you, I can only show you where the Wicked 179 THE KING OF GEE-WHIZ Fairy lives who took the shadow. As that is somethingbelonging to the country of the Island, I have onlypartial power over it. If I should seize upon this shadowand take it to the palace, there is no one there whomit would fit; and as to taking it up the Golden Laddermyself, that is quite out of the question. If I did thatI should be called a very forward
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