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Full Moon
Janecaughtthewords"SpecialVisitors—Friendsof—"andthennomore.ThefirstSealseemeddisappointed,buthesaidpolitelyenoughtoJaneandMichael:
"Oh,begpardon.Pleasedtomeetyou.Begpardon."Andheheldouthisflipperandshookhandslimplywiththemboth.
"Lookwhereyou’regoing,can’tyou?"heshouted,assomethingbumpedintoJane.SheturnedquicklyandgavealittlefrightenedstartasshebeheldanenormousLion.TheeyesoftheLionbrightenedashesawher.
"Oh,Isay—"hebegan."Ididn’tknowitwasyou!ThisplaceissocrowdedtonightandI’minsuchahurrytoseethehumansfedI’mafraidIdidn’tlookwhereIwasgoing.Comingalong?Yououghtn’ttomissit,youknow—"
"Perhaps,"saidJanepolitely,"you’dshowustheway."ShewasalittleuncertainoftheLion,butheseemedkindlyenough."Andafterall,"shethought,"everythingistopsy-turvytonight."
"Dee-lighted!"saidtheLioninratheramincingvoice,andheofferedherhisarm.Shetookit,buttobeonthesafesideshekeptMichaelbesideher.Hewassucharound,fatlittleboy,andafterall,shethought,lionsarelions—
"Doesmymanelooknice?"askedtheLionastheymovedoff."Ihaditcurledfortheoccasion."
Janelookedatit.Shecouldseethatithadbeencarefullyoiledandcombedintoringlets.
"Very,"shesaid."But—isn’titratheroddforaliontocareaboutsuchthings?Ithought—"
"What!Mydearyounglady,theLion,asyouknow,istheKingoftheBeasts.Hehastorememberhisposition.AndI,personally,amnotlikelytoforgetit.
