. The sea fairies . d. No, said he; but I m sorter anxious to see what yourpalaces look like. Inside the water aint as interestin as thetop of it. Its fine swimmin, I 11 agree; an I like it; butthere aint nuthin special to see, that I can make out. That is true, sir, replied the Princess. We have pur-posely led you through the mid-water, hoping you would seenothing to alarm you until you get more accustomed to ourocean life. Moreover, we are able to travel more swiftlyhere How far do you think we have already come, Capn? Oh, bout two mile, he answered. Well, we are now hundreds of miles from t
. The sea fairies . d. No, said he; but I m sorter anxious to see what yourpalaces look like. Inside the water aint as interestin as thetop of it. Its fine swimmin, I 11 agree; an I like it; butthere aint nuthin special to see, that I can make out. That is true, sir, replied the Princess. We have pur-posely led you through the mid-water, hoping you would seenothing to alarm you until you get more accustomed to ourocean life. Moreover, we are able to travel more swiftlyhere How far do you think we have already come, Capn? Oh, bout two mile, he answered. Well, we are now hundreds of miles from the cavewhere we started, she told him. You dont mean it! he exclaimed, in wonder. Then there s magic in it, announced Trot, soberly. True, my dear. To avoid tiring you, and to save time, wehave used a little of our fairy power, said Clia. Theresult is that we are nearing our home. Let us go downwarda bit, now, for you must know that the mermaid palaces areat the very bottom of the ocean—and in its deepest part. 43. TROT was surprised to find it was not at all dark or gloomyas they descended farther into the deep sea. Things werenot quite so clear to her eyes as they had been in the brightsunshine above the oceans surface, but every object wdj dis-tinct, nevertheless, as if she saw it through a pane of greentinted glass. The water was very clear, except for this greenshading, and the little girl had never before felt so light andbuoyant as she did now. It was no effort at all to dart throughthe water, which seemed to support her on all sides. I dont believe I weigh anything at all, she toldCapn Bill. No more do I, Trot, said he. But thats natral, seeinas we Jre under water so far. What bothers me most is howwe manage to breathe, havin no gills, like fishes have. 44 Chapter Four Are you sure we have nt any gills? she asked, liftingher free hand to feel her throat. Sure. Ner the mermaids have nt any, either, declaredCapn Bill. Then, said Trot, we Jre breathing by magic. The merm
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