. Clara In Blunderland. olishexercise, until Clara felt quite sea-sick. And why are you called that? askedClara, you dont look as if you couldfly. Ah! but I can though, answered theInsect, proudly, you should just see me flyingin the face of Providence ; why, Im at it all thetime. What funny legs you have got! Yes, you see Im supported by large screwsand cranks ; the ones useful, and the othersornamental. Are there many more beautiful flies likeyou in the world ? No! said it, with great dignity. I amessentially one-horse. You seem to be badly bunkered just now ;can I help you out ? asked Clara
. Clara In Blunderland. olishexercise, until Clara felt quite sea-sick. And why are you called that? askedClara, you dont look as if you couldfly. Ah! but I can though, answered theInsect, proudly, you should just see me flyingin the face of Providence ; why, Im at it all thetime. What funny legs you have got! Yes, you see Im supported by large screwsand cranks ; the ones useful, and the othersornamental. Are there many more beautiful flies likeyou in the world ? No! said it, with great dignity. I amessentially one-horse. You seem to be badly bunkered just now ;can I help you out ? asked Clara, kindly. No, my dear, you are not nearly strongenough to do that. Besides, I am used to mygroove. In fact, I revel in it As Clara saw that it would be useless to tryand help the foolish creature, and as her spiritswere adapting themselves to the surrounding Digitized by Google FRIEND OR ? 101 gloom, she made her way, without furtherhesitation, to the Foreign Office itself. Again Claras courage began to forsake her. when she found herself gazing at this finearchitectural pile. What a lot of room theremust be in a place like that—for improvement,she said to herself. Digitized by Google 102 FRIEND OR At the door was standing a very handsomefootman, who was busily engaged in twiddlinghis thumbs. He glanced at Clara, superciliously, but notunkindly. Qest-ce que vous voulez, made-moiselle ? said he, shrugging his shouldersgracefully. Oh ! said Clara, why does he speak likethat? You are Ingleesh, mees. What for youcome here ? I want to see Mr. Downing, or somebody,and give him this letter. You cant do that, said the flunky, thisis the Foreign Office. And he showed her acard on which was printed:— CAUTION NO ENGLISHNEED APPLY Now youll understand, he said, whyits called the Foreign Office. You see, if youd Digitized by Google FRIEND OR ? 103 been a foreigner, Mr. Downing might have seenyou, and he might have given you somethingnice. Masters so kind to foreigners, p
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