So you see, Annie, it was, in a way, the fights I had with boys at Shadwell--which is the part of London where I lived--that saved you, and perhaps half a dozen ladies of the sultan's harem, from being killed by that tiger.
"Now, I should advise you to walk about the wood for at least an hour, to get rid of your stiffness.

The longer you walk, the better.

When you have tired yourself, come back here.

By that time, I daresay you will be ready for another sleep.

We will start about three o'clock, and shall cross the frontier before it gets quite dark.