Sylvie and Bruno

ie, in a tone of great relief. "We do

asked, beaming on them with a very differ

us," Sylvie said, as she and Bruno took th

dded. "They's all unkind to us, now that

the Lion, and which is the Gardener. It's most important not to get two such animals conf

uses two animals tog

he hall-clock." The Professor pointed them out. "One gets a little confused with them-both having doors, you kno

, after oo wounded

k it did go! Why, it's gone? And where ever it's gone to-that's what I ca'n't find out!

your little bill," said a

o the children, "if you'll just wait a minute. How much is it, t

the tailor replied, a little gruffly, "and I think I'

carried at least that amount about with him. "But wouldn't you like to wait just another year, a

he man said thoughtfully. "But it; dew sound a p

fessor. "There's good sense in you

r thousand pounds?" Sylvie asked as the

get twice as much money! And now what would you like to do, my little friends? Shall I take you to see the Other Professor? This would be an excellent

fessor, and put his hand into hers. "I thinks we'd like to go," he said doubtfull

you were Sylvie!" exc

y. "I quite forgotted I wasn't Sylvie. O

k hold of Bruno's other hand; and led the children down a long passage I had never noticed before-not that there was anything remarkable in

fessor stopped. "This is his room,"

n through there!

wall opened anywhere. Then she laughed merrily. "You're playing u

m," said the Professor. "We shal

's room. It was a ground-floor window, and stood invitingly open: the Profes

The other

ng: he had clasped his arms round the book, and was snoring heavily. "He usually reads like that," the Profes

wice, and shook him violently: but he always returned to his book the moment he was

the book!" And he rained quite a shower of thumps on the Other Professor's back, shouting "

as that," Bruno remarked

the Professor. "You see he's

ts the book?" B

it!" And he shut up the book so quickly that he caught the Other

here he put it back in its place in the book-case. "I've been reading for eighteen hours and three-

d. "I shall ask you to give me a hint or t

et, I thin

tract Science, you know, when they're ravenous with hunger. And then

ll come in?" said

beginning of the Banquet-it brings

Professor, who had been standing with his back to us all this time, occupying himself in taking the books out, one by one, and turning them upside-down.

he Professor went on, thoughtfully rubbing his chin. "I think that had bet

Other Professor asked,

e Professor repl

that it begins on A flat." And he struck the note in question. "La, la, la! I think that's within an octave of it.

lied with great decision.

ffect," the Other Professor said wit

a Pig, tha

a ruine

night he ma

e stirred a

ring his hoo

he could

une, Professor?" he ask

last, "some of the notes are the same as others and

fessor. And he began touching the notes here and th

ng?" the Professor asked t

autiful," Sylvie

ly!" Bruno said, withou

nce, Sobriety is a very good thing, when practised in moderation: bu

n that rose in my mind-and, as usual, Bruno a

me, you know), he sees one thing as two. But, when he's extremely sober (that's the ot

nient' mean?" Bruno

by an example," said the Other Professor, who had overheard the question

of dismay. "If you once let him begin a Poem," he said

oem and not leave off

s," said th

a level with Sylvie's ear. "What became of them thre

e. "The Other Prof

which contrasted oddly with his face, as he had forgotten to leave off smiling. ("At least it wa

the Professor. "Wha

to Bruno, "It's a very good rule

I make a noise," said the saucy little

vie, trying to frown, a thing sh

so much noise, Bruno!' when I've tolded oo 'There must!' Why, there i

that, when you are really anxious to impress a criminal with a sense of his guilt, you ought not to pronounce the sentenc