. The sea fairies . night time? asked the Queen, as TomAtto spread the table with a cloth of woven seaweed anddirected his men to place the dishes upon it. Night! he exclaimed, as if surprised. There is nonight here. Does nt it ever get dark? inquired Trot. Never. We know nothing of the passage of time, or ofday and night. The light always shines just as you see itnow, and we sleep whenever we are tired and rise again assoon as we are rested. What causes the light? Princess Clia asked. It s magic, your Highness, said the cook, one of the curious things Zog is able to do. But youmu
. The sea fairies . night time? asked the Queen, as TomAtto spread the table with a cloth of woven seaweed anddirected his men to place the dishes upon it. Night! he exclaimed, as if surprised. There is nonight here. Does nt it ever get dark? inquired Trot. Never. We know nothing of the passage of time, or ofday and night. The light always shines just as you see itnow, and we sleep whenever we are tired and rise again assoon as we are rested. What causes the light? Princess Clia asked. It s magic, your Highness, said the cook, one of the curious things Zog is able to do. But youmust remember all this place is a big cave, in which the castlestands, so the light is never seen by anyone, except those wholive here. 184 Chapter Sixteen But why does Zog keep his light going all the time?asked the Queen. I suppose it is because he himself never sleeps, repliedTom Atto. They say the master has nt slept for hundredsof years; not since Anko, the sea serpent, defeated him anddrove him into this They asked no more questions, and began to eat theirdinner in silence. Before long Capn Joe came in to visit hisbrother, and took a seat at the table with the prisoners. Heproved a jolly fellow, and when he and Capn Bill talkedabout their boyhood days the stories were so funny that every-body laughed, and for a time forgot their worries. 185 The Sea Fairies When dinner was over, however, and Capn Joe had goneback to his work of sewing on buttons and the servants hadcarried away the dishes, the prisoners remembered theirtroubles and the fate that awaited them. I am much disappointed, said the Queen, to find thereis no night here, and that Zog never sleeps. It will makeour escape more difficult. Yet we must make the attempt,and as weare tired and a great struggle is before us, it will bebest for us to sleep and refresh ourselves. They agreed to this, for the day had been long and ad-venturous , so Capn Bill kissed Trot and went into the PeonyRoom, where he lay down up
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