Мэри Поппинс
Full Moon
Whateveritwas,orwhoeveritwas,keptcontinuallyinfrontofthem.Theyneversawit,buttheyhadthedistinctsensationofbeingledonandonbysomethingthatconstantlybeckonedthemtofollow.PresentlytheywereintheLane,theirslippersmakingasofthissingnoiseonthepavementastheyscurriedalong.
"Hurry!"urgedthevoiceagainfromanear-bycorner,butwhentheyturnedittheycouldstillseenothing.Theybegantorun,handinhand,followingthevoicedownstreets,throughalley-ways,underarchesandacrossParksuntil,pantingandbreathless,theywerebroughttoastandstillbesidealargeturnstileinawall.
"Hereyouare!"saidthevoice.
"Where?"calledMichaeltoit.Buttherewasnoreply.Janemovedtowardstheturnstile,draggingMichaelbythehand.
"Look!"shesaid."Don’tyouseewhereweare?It’stheZoo!"
AverybrightfullmoonwasshiningintheskyandbyitslightMichaelexaminedtheirongratingandlookedthroughthebars.Ofcourse!HowsillyofhimnottohaveknownitwastheZoo!
"Buthowshallwegetin?"hesaid."We’venomoney."
"That’sallright!"saidadeep,gruffvoicefromwithin."SpecialVisitorsallowedinfreetonight.Pushthewheel,please!"
JaneandMichaelpushedandwerethroughtheturnstileinasecond.
"Here’syourticket,"thegruffvoicesaid,andlookingup,theyfoundthatitcamefromahugeBrownBearwhowaswearingacoatwithbrassbuttonsandapeakedcaponhishead.Inhispawweretwopinkticketswhichheheldouttothechildren.
"Butweusuallygivetickets,"saidJane.
"Usualisasusualdoes.
