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338 But the Professor's presence of mind did not desert him. "Undraw those curtains!" he shouted. It was done. The Monster gathered its legs together, and in one tremendous bound vanished into the sky.

"Where is it?" said the Emperor, rubbing his eyes.

"In the next Province, I fancy," the Professor replied. "That jump would take it at least five miles! The next thing is to explain a Process or two. But I find there is hardly room enough to operatethe smaller animal is rather in my way"

"Who does he mean?" Bruno whispered to Sylvie.

"He means you!" Sylvie whispered back. "Hush!"

"Be kind enough to moveangularlyto this corner," the Professor said, addressing himself to Bruno.

Bruno hastily moved his chair in the direction indicated. "Did I move angrily enough?" he inquired. But the Professor was once more absorbed in his Lecture, which he was reading from his note-book.