Dick, Marjorie and Fidge: A Search for the Wonderful Dodo

ertheless, likewise also, and as is herein afo

stand all that, you know. Why don't yo

Ki-Wi, in an aggrieved voice

t is," chime

yhow," maintained Dick. "It does

rjorie, "Mr. Sage will explain

s, likewise, and as is herein

nding, while we are sitting down, you see; then 'nevertheless' means of course the same as always-the-greater, which exactly describes me. You see, my great learning and cleverness always makes me greater than the people I am speaking to, and consequently never-the-less. The next word is

r all about yourself, to

omplacent reply.

can't stop," in

p that wretched Dodo, and perha

dge, jumping up eagerly, for all this rig

d voice. "I could have told you such a lot more about myself. Y

" said the chil

you take a few onions with yo

," said Marjo

" suggested the Sage, wistful

k, "I'm sure we shall

ll do the best I can to help you in your search for t

m sure we can't go all that way a

ou went by sea,

ou mean?"

Fishes, you know, and he might lend you his dolphins; they

er the sea, don't you know, the paper says so. Woul

wnded, and get all de

. "Brother Dick wouldn't take us anywh

here, I wonder?" ask

g," said the Sage, getti

gnomes, now all reduced to their prope

iff, and the sea, sparkling in the sunlig

it into Dick's hand, and crying, "This is the quickest way!" deli

sinking through the air; while a shriek of laughter from the gnomes caused them to look up to the edge of the cliffs, where they

rtunate we have the power to float in the air; it wou

idge, who looked just a little wee bit frighte

that moment their feet touched the water, and they

"Fishes! Fishes!" and he started off

ed out. "Look! look! there's

vere voice, and, turning around, the children beheld a very s

, angrily; and the children swimming off as hastily as th

trouble," said Dick. And Fidge, overawed by the policeman fish, became quiet subdued, and contente

floating just i

e sea, when they noticed a singular-looking o

ve," she continued, as they drew nearer, "that it's the v

and look, there's a note

d the chair, as a curious-looking fish-with a very long nose, and

n stood a little way at the back of them

er he had picked up the note from off the chair

jorie. "It concerns us very muc

d the note eagerly. His face fell,

e the Dodo did write it, though, and intended it as a hint that w

rie, "we shall be-er-you know-what the

rgotten that. Come on, then;

he thin fish, coming forward with a

looking for a Dodo. Do you hap

n't think I have the pleasure of the gentlem

l," explained Dick; "he is

e fish, smiling indulgently. "You are scarcely likely to meet with h

ty," said Dick. "I'm afraid it's rather wet," he

now, I was going to a football match, it being a half-holiday; but under the c

of all the colors of the rainbow. Exquisite shells were strewn about, and brightly-colored anemones clung to the roc

, formed of quaintly-shaped pieces of coral, whi

said he; and the children waited ou

ard,' said the ki

the coral, and saw a large fish wearing a crown, and with a curious chain abo

tle thin fish that had been so polite to them wa

what he had to say, the King of the Fishes nodded; and the thin fish cam