It was worth watching. Of course these little one.footed en couldn’t walk or run as we do. They got about by mping， like fleas or frogs. And what jumps they made！ .as each big foot were a mass of springs. And with what a ounce they came down； that was what made the thumping oise which had so puzzled Lucy yesterday. For now they ere jumping in all directions and calling out to one nother， “Hey， lads！ We‘re visible again.”
“Visible we are，” said one in a tasselled red cap who wasobviously the Chief Monopod. “And what I say is， when chaps are visible， why， they can see one another.”
“Ah， there it is， there it is， Chief，” cried all the others.
“There’s the point. No one‘s got a clearer head than you. You couldn’t have made it plainer.”
“She caught the old man napping， that little girl did，” saidthe Chief Monopod. “We‘ve beaten him this time.”
“Just what we were， going to say ourselves，” chimed the chorus. “You’re going stronger than ever today， Chief. Keep it up， keep it up.”
“But do they dare to talk about you like that？” said Lucy.
“They seemed to be so afraid of you yesterday. Don‘t they know you might be listening？”