. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . pantry window had been broken by a ten-nis ball the week before; and Polynesia poppedin through the hole in the glass. She heard Prince Bumpo snoring in his bed-room at the back of the palace. Then she tip-toed up the stairs till she came to the Kingsbedroom. She opened the door gently andpeeped in. The Queen was away at a dance that nightat her cousins; but the King was in bed fastasleep. Polynesia crept in, very softly, and got underthe bed. Then she coughed—jus
. The story of Doctor Dolittle, being the history of his peculiar life at home and astonishing adventures in foreign parts . pantry window had been broken by a ten-nis ball the week before; and Polynesia poppedin through the hole in the glass. She heard Prince Bumpo snoring in his bed-room at the back of the palace. Then she tip-toed up the stairs till she came to the Kingsbedroom. She opened the door gently andpeeped in. The Queen was away at a dance that nightat her cousins; but the King was in bed fastasleep. Polynesia crept in, very softly, and got underthe bed. Then she coughed—just the way Doctor Do-little used to cough. Polynesia could mimicany one. The King opened his eyes and said sleepily:Is that you, Ermintrude? (He thought itwas the Queen come back from the dance.) Then the parrot coughed again—loud, like aman. And the King sat up, wide awake, andsaid, Whos that? The Story of Doctor Dolittle I am Doctor Dolittle,7 said the parrot—justthe way the Doctor would have said it. What are you doing in my bedroom? criedthe King. How dare you get out of prison!Where are you?—I dont see 1 , :• i ii ? i ii: i,.li 9!1 l!M il % ! i Ml I I . Ill 1 *^ • ^. T» I 5C Hilffliiiy^ra MiJyl1 , ; • •f-r^^^^^^:^^ •-^^s^^M^^^^^^.^ ill SS^*x
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