Sylvie and Bruno . in VII] THE BARONS EMBASSY. 95 Music? said the Vice-Warden. Why,hes simply a prodigy ! You shall hear himplay the piano. And he walked to the win-dow. Ug 1 mean my boy ! Come in for a minute, and biing the music-niastcr ivitJi you !To turn over the music for him, he added asan explanation. Uggug, having filled his basket with frogs-,had no objection to obey, and soon appearedill the room, followed by a fierce-looking littleman, who asked the Vice-Warden Vot musicvill you haf .^ The Sonata that His Highness plays socharmingly, said the Vice-Warden, His Highness haf not—?— the
Sylvie and Bruno . in VII] THE BARONS EMBASSY. 95 Music? said the Vice-Warden. Why,hes simply a prodigy ! You shall hear himplay the piano. And he walked to the win-dow. Ug 1 mean my boy ! Come in for a minute, and biing the music-niastcr ivitJi you !To turn over the music for him, he added asan explanation. Uggug, having filled his basket with frogs-,had no objection to obey, and soon appearedill the room, followed by a fierce-looking littleman, who asked the Vice-Warden Vot musicvill you haf .^ The Sonata that His Highness plays socharmingly, said the Vice-Warden, His Highness haf not—?— the music-master began, but was sharply stopped by theVice-Warden. Silence, Sir ! Go and turn over the musicfor his Highness. My dear, (to the War-deness) will you show him what to do ?And meanwhile. Baron, Ill just show you a most interesting map we have of Outland, and Fairyland, and that sort of thing. By the time my Lady had returned, fromexplaining things to the music-master, the map 96 SYL\1I-- AND VII] THE BARONS EMBASSY. 97 had been hung up, and the Baron was already-much bewildered by the Vice-Wardens habitof pointing to one place while he shouted outthe name of another. My Lady joining in, pointing out other places,and shouting other names, only made mattersworse ; and at last the Baron, in despair,took to pointing out places for himself, andfeebly asked Is that great yellow splotchFairyland ? Yes, thats Fairyland, said the Vice-Warden: -and you might as well give him ahint, he muttered to my Lady, about goingback to-morrow. He eats like a shark! Itwould hardly do for vie to mention it. His wife caught the idea, and at once begangiving hints of the most subtle and delicatekind. Just see what a short way it is backto Fairyland! Why, if you started to-morrowmorning, youd get there in very little morethan a week ! The Baron looked incredulous. It tookme a full month to come, he said. But its ever so much shorter, Qroina- /)ack,you know 1 H 98 SYLVIE AND BRUNO. T
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