"It is hard work being a King, and harder still to be a good King.

But now that I am a common nome I am sure I can lead a blameless life." They were all pleased to hear this and to know that Ruggedo had really reformed.
"I hope he'll keep his word," whispered Betsy to Shaggy; "but if he gets bad again we will be far away from the Nome Kingdom and Kaliko will have to 'tend to the old nome himself." Polychrome had been a little restless during the last hour or two.

The lovely Daughter of the Rainbow knew that she had now done all in her power to assist her earth friends, and so she began to long for her sky home.
"I think," she said, after listening intently, "that it is beginning to rain.

The Rain King is my uncle, you know, and perhaps he has read my thoughts and is going to help me.

Anyway I must take a look at the sky and make sure." So she jumped up and ran through the passage to the outer entrance, and they all followed after her and grouped themselves on a ledge of the mountain-side.