The first thing that I noticed was that I hadn't any whiskers." "What! no whiskers ?" "No--all gone; and my eyebrows and mustache, and every wisp of hair from my head." "See here, old fellow, do you mean to say that you've only taken one year to grow those infernally long whiskers that you have now ?" "It's a fact, my boy!" "I wouldn't have believed it; but some fellows can do such extraordinary things.

But drive on." "Well, the next thing I noticed was that it was as smoky as ever.

Then I jumped up and looked around.

I felt quite dry, though it seemed as if I had just come from the river.

As I jumped up and turned I saw my friend.