Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad

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Bangs John Kendrick. Mollie and the Unwiseman Abroad

FOREWORD. INTRODUCING TWO HEROES AND A HEROINE

I. MOLLIE, WHISTLEBINKIE, AND THE UNWISEMAN

II. THE START

III. AT SEA

IV. ENGLAND

V. A CALL ON THE KING

VI. THEY GET SOME FOG AND GO SHOPPING

VII. THE UNWISEMAN VISITS THE BRITISH MUSEUM

VIII. THE UNWISEMAN'S FRENCH

IX. IN PARIS

X. THE ALPS AT LAST

XI. THE UNWISEMAN PLANS A CHAMOIS COMPANY

XII. VENICE

XIII. GENOA, GIBRALTAR, AND COLUMBUS

XIV. AT THE CUSTOM HOUSE

XV. HOME, SWEET HOME

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Mollie was very much excited, and for an excellent reason. Her Papa had at last decided that it was about time that she and her Rubber-Doll, Whistlebinkie, saw something of this great big beautiful world, and had announced that in a few weeks they would all pack their trunks and set sail for Europe. Mollie had always wanted to see Europe, where she had been told Kings and Queens still wore lovely golden crowns instead of hats, like the fairies in her story-book, and the people spoke all sorts of funny languages, like French, and Spanish, and real live Greek. As for Whistlebinkie, he did not care much where he went as long as he was with Mollie, of whom like the rest of the family he was very fond.

"But," said he, when he was told of the coming voyage, "how about Mr. Me?"

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"You're wrong about that," said the Unwiseman. "They don't bite you at all while they're on the pug-dog. It's only when they get on you that they bite you. That's why I say I don't mind 'em on the pug-dogs. As long as they stay there they don't hurt me."

Here the Unwiseman rose from his chair and walking across the room opened a cupboard and taking out an old clay pipe laid it on one of the andirons where a log was smouldering in the fire-place.

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