"But, cuckoo, isn't this sea _awfully_ big ?" "Pretty well," said the cuckoo.

"Just half, or nearly half, the size of the moon; and, no doubt, Mr.Kneebreeches has told you that the moon's diameter and circumference are respec----" "Oh _don't_, cuckoo!" interrupted Griselda, beseechingly.

"I want to enjoy myself, and not to have lessons.

Tell me something funny, cuckoo.
Are there any mermaids in the moon-sea ?" "Not exactly," said the cuckoo.
"What a stupid way to answer," said Griselda.

"There's no sense in that; there either must be or must not be.