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"Well, it doesn't matter," Edred said. "What can we do to pay out old Parrot nose?" Then Richard found a voice and words. "I don't like it," he said. "It's never been like this before. WELL IT DOESN'T MATTER EDRED SAID WHAT CAN WE DO TO PLAY OUT OLD PARROT KNOWS THEN RICHARD FOUND A VOICE AND WORDS I DON'T LIKE IT HE SAID IT'S NEVER BEEN LIKE THIS BEFORE
"No; but there are chests of different clothes, and whatever clothes we put on we come to that time in history. I know it sounds like silly untruths," she added rather sadly, "and I knew you wouldn't believe it, but it _is_ true. And now we're going back to our times--Queen Alexandra, you know, and King Edward the Seventh and electric light and motors and 1908. Don't try to believe it if it hurts you, Dickie dear. I know it's most awfully rum--but it's the real true truth." Richard said nothing. Had never thought it possible but that he was the only one to whom things like this happened. "You don't believe it," said Edred complacently. "I knew you wouldn't." Dickie felt a swimming sensation. It _was_ impossible that this wonderful change should happen to any one besides himself. This just meant that the whole thing was a dream. And he said nothing. "Never mind," said Elfrida in comforting tones; "don't try to believe it. I know you can't. Forget it. Or pretend we were just kidding you.  HISTORY WE LIKE NOT QUITE SAID EDWARD NO BUT THERE ARE CHESTS OF DIFFERENT CLOTHES AND WHATEVER CLOTHES WE PUT ON WE COME TO THAT TIME IN HISTORY I KNOW IT SOUNDS LIKE SILLY UNTRUTHS SHE ADDED RATHER SADLY AND I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE IT BUT IT IS TRUE AND NOW WE'RE GOING BACK TO OUR TIMES QUEEN ALEXANDRA YOU KNOW AND KING EDWARD THE SEVENTH AND ELECTRIC LIGHT AND MOTORS AND NINETEEN O EIGHT DON'T TRY TO BELIEVE IF IT HURTS YOU DICKIE DEAR I KNOW IT'S MOST AWFULLY RUM BUT IT'S THE REAL TRUE TRUTH RICHARD SAID NOTHING HAD NEVER THOUGHT IT POSSIBLE THAT HE WAS THE ONLY ONE TO WHOM THINGS LIKE THIS HAPPENED YOU DON'T BELIEVE IT SAID EDWARD COMPLACENTLY I KNEW YOU WOULDN'T DICKIE FELT A SWIMMING SENSATION IT WAS IMPOSSIBLE THAT THIS WONDERFUL CHANGE SHOULD HAPPEN TO ANY ONE BESIDES HIMSELF THIS JUST MEANT THAT THE WHOLE THING WAS A DREAM AND HE SAID NOTHING NEVER MIND SAID ELFRIDA IN COMFORTING TONES DON'T TRY TO BELIEVE IT I KNOW YOU CAN'T FORGET IT OR PRETEND WE WERE JUST KIDDING YOU
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