That I should quickly drop behind."

"I, too," the Crab declared, "am odd,

And at some formal laws I nod.

In this one thing I take great pride:

When I walk straight, I step aside."

Oh, children, pray take heed of this—

You, little boy; you, little miss—

The Lobster and the Crab do thus

Because they are like most of us.

The Crab goes on in sidewise tracks

And when the Lobster leads, it backs!

They do so, for it is, you know,

The only way that each can go.

"We are now in a land where things are not measured as they are in your world," said the Banjo. "You saw how easily you got into this small coach, did you not? 130Its measurement is not the same as that of a coach up there," and it pointed directly above. "In the same way, the time will be much smaller than the same length of time would be where we came from. I don't think the journey will tire you in the least, but it may, perhaps, be a sensible thing for you to curl up on the seats and take a little nap."

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"That is so," remarked Lulu. "I am feeling rather sleepy."

"So am I," said Zuzu.

So they both curled up on the seats and went fast asleep.

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