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And when Tom came nearer to the white glittering peak it took the form of something like a lovely woman sitting on a white marble throne. And from the foot of the throne, you remember, there swam away, out and out into the sea, millions of new born creatures of more shapes and colors than man ever dreamed. And they were Mother Carey's children whom she makes all day long. AND WHEN TOM CAME NEARER TO THE WHITE GLITTERING PEAK IT TOOK THE FORM OF SOMETHING LIKE A LOVELY WOMANITTING ON A WHITE MARBLE THRONE AND FROM THE FOOT OF THE THRONE YOU REMEMBER THERE SWAM AWAY OUT AND OUT INTO THE SEA MILLIONS OF NEW BORN CREATURES OF MORE SHAPES AND COLORS THAN MAN EVER DREAMED AND THEY WERE MOTHER CAREY'S CHILDREN WHOM SHE MAKES ALL DAY LONG
hers. Mother Carey's chickens must be able to show the good birds the way home, as the Admiral said, and I should think they ought to be able to set a few bad birds on the right track now and then!" Well, all this would be a task to frighten and stagger many a person, but it only kindled Mrs. Carey's love and courage to a white heat. Do you remember where Kingsley's redoubtable Tom the Water Baby swims past Shiny Wall, and reaches at last Peacepool? Peacepool, where the good whales lie, waiting till Mother Carey shall send for them "to make them out of old beasts into new"? Tom swims up to the nearest whale and asks the way to Mother Carey. "There she is in the middle," says the whale, though Tom sees nothing but a glittering white peak like an iceberg. "That's Mother Carey," spouts the whale, "as you will find if you get to her. There she sits making old beasts into new all the year round." "How does she do that?" asks Tom. "That's her concern, not mine!" the whale remarks discreetly. KIND OF MEN AND HUSBANDS AND FATHERS MOTHER CAREY'S CHICKENS MUST BE ABLE TO SHOW THE GOOD BIRDS THE WAY HOME AS THE ADMIRAL SAID AND I SHOULD THINK THEY OUGHT TO BE ABLE TO SET A FEW BAD BIRDS ON THE RIGHT TRACK NOW AND THEN WELL ALL THIS WOULD BE A TASK TO FRIGHTEN AND STAGGER MANY A PERSON BUT IT ONLY KINDLED MISSUS CAREY'S LOVE AND COURAGE TO A WHITE HEAT DO YOU REMEMBER WHERE KINGSLEY'S REDOUBTABLE TONE THE WATER BABY SWIMS PAST SHINY WALL AND REACHES THAT LAST PEACEPOOL PEACE POOL WHERE THE GOOD WHALES LIE WAITING TILL MOTHER CAREY SHALL SEND FOR THEM TO MAKE THEM OUT OF OLD BEASTS INTO NEW TOM SWIMS UP TO THE NEAREST WHALE AND ASKS THE WAY TO MOTHER CAREY THERE SHE IS IN THE MIDDLE SAYS THE WHALE THOUGH TOM SEES NOTHING BUT A GLITTERING WHITE PEAK LIKE AN ICEBERG THAT'S MOTHER CAREY SPOUTS THE WHALE AS YOU WILL FIND IF YOU GET TO HER THERE SHE SITS MAKING OLD BEASTS INTO NEW ALL THE YEAR ROUND HOW DOES SHE DO THAT ASKS TOM THAT'S HER CONCERN NOT MINE THE WHALE REMARKS DISCREETLY
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