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           "Thewho?"

           "There’salotofwaterabout,"explainedOwl.

           "Yes,"saidChristopherRobin,"thereis."

           "However,theprospectsarerapidlybecomingmorefavourable.Atanymoment—"

           "HaveyouseenPooh?"

           "No.Atanymoment—"

           "Ihopehe’sallright,"saidChristopherRobin."I’vebeenwonderingabouthim.IexpectPiglet’swithhim.Doyouthinkthey’reallright,Owl?"

           "Iexpectso.Yousee,atanymoment—"

           "Dogoandsee,Owl.BecausePoohhasn’tgotverymuchbrain,andhemightdosomethingsilly,andIdolovehimso,Owl.Doyousee,Owl?"

           "That’sallright,"saidOwl."I’llgo.Backdirectly."Andheflewoff.

           Inalittlewhilehewasbackagain.Poohisn’tthere,"hesaid.

           "Notthere?"

           "He’sbeenthere.He’sbeensittingonabranchofhistreeoutsidehishousewithninepotsofhoney.Butheisn’ttherenow."

           "Oh,Pooh!"criedChristopherRobin."Whereareyou?"

           "HereIam,"saidagrowlyvoicebehindhim.

           "Pooh!"

           Theyrushedintoeachother’sarms.

           "Howdidyougethere,Pooh?"askedChristopherRobin,whenhewasreadytotalkagain.

           "Onmyboat,"saidPoohproudly."IhadaVeryImportantMissagesentmeinabottle,andowingtohavinggotsomewaterinmyeyes,Icouldn’treadit,soIbroughtittoyou.Onmyboat."

           WiththeseproudwordshegaveChristopherRobinthemissage.

           "Butit’sfromPiglet!"criedChristopherRobinwhenhehadreadit.

           "Isn’tthereanythingaboutPoohinit?"askedBear,lookingoverhisshoulder.