“And we‘re extremely regrettable，” said the Chief Monopod，that we can’t give you the pleasure of seeing us as we ere before we were uglified， for you wouldn‘t believe the ifference， and that’s the truth， for there‘s no denying we’re ortal ugly now， so we won‘t deceive you.““Eh， that we are， Chief， that we are，” echoed the others，ouncing like so many toy balloons. “You’ve said it， you‘ve said it.” “But I don’t think you are at all，” said Lucy， shouting to ake herself heard. “I think you look very nice.”
“Hear her， hear her，” said the Monopods. “True for you，issie. Very nice we look. You couldn‘t find a handsomer t.” They said this without any surprise and did not seem o notice that they had changed their minds.
“She’s a.saying，” remarked the Chief Monopod， “as howe looked very nice before we were uglified.”
“True for you， Chief， true for you，” chanted the others. That‘s what she says. We heard her ourselves.““I did not，” bawled Lucy. “I said you’re very nice now.”
“So she did， so she did，” said the Chief Monopod， “said e were very nice then.”
