無限・宇宙・諸世界について — Giordano Bruno
The Wallypug of Why, by George Edward Farrow--A Project Gutenberg eBook You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.gutenberg.org . If you are not located in the United States, you will have to check the laws of the country where you are located before using this eBook. Title : The Wallypug of Why Author : G. E. Farrow Illustrator : Dorothy Furniss Harry Furniss Release date : January 13, 2020 [eBook #61163] Most recently updated: October 17, 2024 Language : English Other information and formats : www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/61163 Credits : Produced by David Edwards, Barry Abrahamsen, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net *** START OF A KIND OF PROCESSION FILED INTO THE HALL. Frontispiece. See page 56 THE WALLYPUG OF WHY BY G. E. FARROW WITH ILLUSTRATIONS BY HARRY FURNISS AND DOROTHY FURNISS FOURTH EDITION LONDON C. ARTHUR PEARSON, Ltd. HENRIETTA STREET 1910 BY THE SAME AUTHOR Each Volume fully Illustrated Bound in green art linen. Price 2 s. 6 d. each. THE MISSING PRINCE. THE WALLYPUG IN LONDON. ADVENTURES IN WALLYPUGLAND. THE LITTLE PANJANDRUM’S DODO. THE MANDARIN’S KITE. BAKER MINOR AND THE DRAGON. THE NEW PANJANDRUM. IN SEARCH OF THE WALLYPUG. PROFESSOR PHILANDERPAN. THE WALLYPUG IN FOGLAND. THE WALLYPUG IN THE MOON; OR, HIS BADJESTY. The Presentation Edition of Mr. Farrow’s books, in cloth gilt with gilt edges, price 5 s. each, is still on sale. C. ARTHUR PEARSON, Ltd. The Wallypug of Why, by George Edward Farrow--A Project Gutenberg eBook CONTENTS. CHAP. PAGE I. THE WAY TO WHY 7 II. THE FISH WITH A COLD 24 III. BREAKFAST FOR TEA 38 IV. GIRLIE SEES THE WALLYPUG 52 V. WHAT IS A GOO? 64 VI. THE WALLYPUG’S FANCY DINNER PARTY 77 VII. THE INVISIBLE JOKE 93 VIII. CAN A PIG PERCH? 107 IX. BUYING AN EXCUSE 124 X. THE RIDE WITH THE ALPHABET 135 XI. GIRLIE IS CARTWRECKED 147 XII. THE SPHINX AND THE BATHING-MACHINE WOMAN 159 XIII. WHAT HAPPENED AT WHY 174 Journeying through the land of Why You’ll meet the strangest company, Various creatures, great and small, And something odd about them all— A socialistic Cockatoo; A most mysterious thing—a Goo; The quaintest men; a charming maid Two ancient ladies, prim and staid; The Wallypug—pray, who is he? I mustn’t tell you; read and see. The Wallypug of Why. The Wallypug of Why, by George Edward Farrow--A Project Gutenberg eBook CHAPTER I THE WAY TO WHY. IT was a very warm afternoon, and Girlie was sitting by the play-room window watching the gold fish idly swimming about in her little aquarium. She was feeling very “sigh” as she called it, that is, not very happy, for her brothers were all away from home, and she had no one to talk to. Even Boy, her youngest brother, was staying with some friends at Broadstairs, and she thought it very hard that she should have to wait at home for another week before joining him there. Her aunt, with whom she was staying, had received a letter from him that morning and had brought it up to Girlie to read. “But it will only make me more sorry than ever that I am not there,” thought poor Girlie. She had the letter in her hand and was trying to decide whether she should read it or not when she caught sight of a few words at the bottom of the first page, which was half drawn out of the envelope:— was written in Boy’s big, sprawling handwriting. “Whatever is a Goo?” thought Girlie; and, instead of reading the rest of the letter as most people would have done, she shut her eyes and tried to think whether she had ever heard of, or seen such a thing. She was trying hard to remember whether there was such a creature mentioned in her Natural History book, and had just come to the conclusion that she had never read of one, when she heard a little cough from the other end of the room, and, opening her eyes, she saw Dumpsey Deazil, her favourite doll, struggling up from the very uncomfortable position in which she had been lying, with her head in a domino box and her feet on Noah’s Ark. DUMPSEY DEAZIL. Girlie stared with amazement, and the more so when Dumpsey Deazil, having succeeded in getting on to her feet, walked awkwardly up to where she was sitting, and holding out a stiff, sawdust-stuffed hand, said in a squeaky little voice: “So you want to know what a Goo is, do you?” “‘YOU DEAR OLD THING,’ CRIED GIRLIE.” “Oh, you dear old thing!” cried Girlie, jumping up excitedly, and catching Dumpsey Deazil up in her arms. “I always knew that you could talk if you only would , and now at last you are going to do so, just as dolls always do in fairy tale books.” “Of course all dolls can talk if they like,” said Dumpsey Deazil; “only they never do so, except when they wish. But about the Goo, do you really want to know what it is?” “Yes, I do,” said Girlie, “because I don’t remember ever having heard of such a thing.” “Well, I don’t quite know what it is myself,” said Dumpsey Deazil, “but I can take you to the land of Why if you like, where all the questions and answers come from, and then you can find out for yourself, you know.” “Oh! that would be splendid!” exclaimed Girlie. “Is it a very long way off though?” “Yes, it is rather a long way,” admitted Dumpsey Deazil; “but it would not take us long to get there by the way in which we should go.” “How is that?” asked Girlie. “By train?” “Oh dear, no!” cried Dumpsey Deazil; “by a much quicker way than that. You have just to take hold of one of my hands and, shutting your eyes very tightly, count up to one hundred aloud, and then when you open them again you will find yourself there.” “What a funny way to travel,” said Girlie. “I am sure, though, that I should like it very much indeed. Can we go now, this very minute?” “Yes,” said Dumpsey Deazil; “but, before we start, you must promise me that you will be very kind to the Wallypug, for he is a kind of relation of mine.” “The Wallypug! Good gracious! Whoever is he?” exclaimed Girlie. “You will see when you get to Why,” said