d" 67
"The Highlander, with his usual bad luck, had put
on his sunbonnet backward" 68
"'You know your size does come in dozens, assorted,'
continued the Jack" 75
"He sailed away under the bridge" 80
"She found it rather trying to her nerves, at first,
to meet with rabbits as big as horses" 86
"--To be chattered at by squirrels a head taller
than she herself was" 87
"Pushing the leaves gently aside, she cautiously peeped out" 91
The Mouse laments 93
"And found the Caravan sitting in a row on a little
bench at the door" 96
"He dropped his little book, with an appearance of
great agitation, and hurried away" 101
"A door at the back of the shop opened and they all rushed out" 102
Tail-piece to Chapter VIII 103
The Caravan discipline the Camel 109
"'There isn't any more,' said the Highlander, rather confusedly" 115
"An elephant and a sheep seized her by the hands, and the next
moment she was dancing in the ring" 123
The animals crossing over 127
"By this time they were running so fast that she
could hardly keep up with them" 135
"It slowly changed to a bird-cage with a robin sitting in it" 138
Tail-piece to Chapter XII 140
[Illustration: HEAD-PIECE TO CHAPTER I.]
CHAPTER I
DOROTHY AND THE ADMIRAL
The Blue Admiral Inn stood on the edge of the shore, with its red brick
walls, and its gabled roof, and the old willow-trees that overhung it,
all reflected in the quiet water as if the harbor had been a great
mirror lying upon its back in the sun. This made it a most attractive
place to look at. Then there were crisp little dimity curtains hanging
in the windows of the coffee-room and giving great promise of tidiness
and comfort within, and this made it a most delightful place to think
about. And then there was a certain suggestion of sav
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