'A very curious monkey.

It will be a nice little novelty for my wild beast collection.' And instantly, the entreaties of the children availing as little as the bites of the Psammead, though both bites and entreaties were fervent, it was carried away from before their eyes.
'Oh, DO be careful!' cried Anthea.

'At least keep it dry! Keep it in its sacred house!' She held up the embroidered bag.
'It's a magic creature,' cried Robert; 'it's simply priceless!' 'You've no right to take it away,' cried Jane incautiously.

'It's a shame, a barefaced robbery, that's what it is!' There was an awful silence.

Then Pharaoh spoke.
'Take the sacred house of the beast from them,' he said, 'and imprison all.